Ukraine's fight in the sky shows no sign of stopping; 'We need to be one step ahead' of Russia, says official

Ukrainian defense official tells Fox News Digital that his country needs longer range missile systems to oppose Russia's recent bombardment against civilian and critical infrastructure.

On Monday, Russian forces launched a series of drone attacks that demolished power plants and other electrical facilities in the Kyiv region, despite the Ukrainian army shooting down the majority of the drones with their air defense system. "So, when we are asking our partners and primarily the U.S., for example, to provide Ukraine with ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) missiles, we need those not to strike Russia on their own territory. We need those to conduct our military operations with lesser risk for our own military personnel," said Sak. Lacey Christ is a producer with "Fox News @ Night."

The battleground in Ukraine has gone airborne — with the Ukrainian military requesting more missiles and rockets from the international community to combat Russian drone strikes that have crippled the nation’s power sources and left millions of Ukrainian civilians in the dark.