Ukraine Shoots Down Missiles, Builds New Shield | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Ukraine’s air force downed five Russian ballistic missiles for the first time in nearly two weeks, though others struck Kyiv’s warehouses and a school — sparking fires and damage. President Zelenskyy, in Paris for Bastille Day, rallied global support, unveiling a new nine-nation coalition to build a shared European ballistic missile shield. Meanwhile, Ukraine continues hitting Russian oil targets deep inside Russia to cripple fuel supplies and advance its war effort. With winter looming and past grid attacks still fresh, Ukraine seeks urgent defense upgrades — including U.S.-provided Patriot licenses, though production remains slow and costly. Recent strikes also include a southern Russian oil refinery and four tankers, with Ukraine claiming over 100 vessels hit in the Sea of Azov. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/771cce6cb20254eb