A massive Russian bombardment of Kyiv this week that lit up the night sky, sent thunderous booms echoing through the capital, and killed two dozen civilians, has revealed a stark dichotomy in Ukraine¡¯s air defense architecture.

Ukraine ¡ª at war for more than four years ¡ª has become the envy of some of the world¡¯s most powerful militaries in combating long-range drones.

But at the same time, it is uniquely vulnerable to Russian missiles, and remains almost entirely reliant on its Western allies to counter them.