The continued provision of Western air defense systems and missiles is essential as Russia finds new ways to breach Ukraine’s air defenses, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in its Jan. 8 report. Russian forces launched a series of devastating aerial attacks against Ukraine in recent days, targeting residential areas and civilian infrastructure with missiles and drones. Although Ukraine bolstered its air defenses ahead of an anticipated difficult winter, Kyiv has called for greater air defense support from allies in light of the recent attacks. ISW analysts said that Russia and Uk…