{
  "id": 328271,
  "title": "Ukraine’s Soviet S-300 air defenses ran low—now the US and Ukraine are working to revive their missiles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/ukraines-soviet-s-300-air-defenses-ran-low-now-the-us-and-ukraine-are",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T13:20:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/07/ukraines-soviet-s-300-air-defenses-ran-low-now-the-us-and-ukraine-are-working-to-revive-their-missiles/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United States and Ukraine are collaborating to replenish Ukraine's aging Soviet-era S-300 air defense systems, according to US Army Colonel Robert Hamilton of the Delphi Global Research Center. These long-range systems are designed to intercept aircraft, but the supply of missiles has dwindled due to persistent Russian strikes. The priority is to upgrade or retrofit the existing S-300 launchers, as Washington and several European partners have been developing a substitute system. According to Hamilton, the joint effort aimed at revitalizing the S-300 systems should be operational by the end of 2026, potentially producing 100 to 200 anti-aircraft missiles annually. The focus lies in leveraging Ukraine's own production capacity to alleviate the strain on limited Western air defense systems, rather than replacing them entirely.",
  "summary": "As Russia continues its missile and drone strikes, Ukraine has depleted the stockpiles of its surface-to-air missiles for the S-300. A joint US-Ukraine effort could start producing new rounds by late 2026, a retired US colonel says.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "published": "2026-08-06T14:37:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/usa-to-supply-ukraine-with-patriot-missiles-every-month-zelenskyy",
        "published": "2026-08-08T11:22:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Ukraine buys 70 ATACMS missiles, other US weapons from Turkey in major defense package",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/ukraine-buys-70-atacms-missiles-other-us-weapons-from-turkey-in-major",
        "published": "2026-08-08T19:13:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}