Ukraine: Making sense of the Kinzhal war

Patriot missiles force a change in the character of Russia's air offensive

Russian Mig-31 carries Kinzhal hypersonic missile

There’s a lot of attention focused on the coming Ukrainian counter-offensive: its timing, objectives and results will prove critical to the war’s outcome. But in the meantime, we’re seeing a change in the character of the air war.

What we know from open sources is likely only part of the story but, in the …