Shelters Fail as Missiles Fall Short | Wilmington News

Wilmington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 3, 2026 · 1m

Zelenskyy is urgently demanding more Patriot missiles from Western allies, insisting they must be deployed to actively defend civilians—not just stored. But as missile requests pile up, a parallel crisis emerges: Ukraine’s bomb shelters are failing. Inspections reveal most are locked, flooded, or unusable, despite massive funding—leaving civilians vulnerable during attacks. Former officials warn that endlessly begging for weapons won’t save lives if people can’t find safe havens. With winter looming and Russia’s strikes intensifying, the failure of civil defense infrastructure threatens to…