Upgraded Russian missiles can defeat Patriot defence system

 

October 2, 2025, at 04:00 UTC: The Financial Times published its article, "Russian missile upgrade outpaces Ukraine’s Patriot defences," on October 2, 2025, at 04:00 UTC (which is 21:00 PDT on October 1, 2025). It detailed how Russian upgrades to Iskander-M and Kinzhal missiles—allowing them to follow a standard trajectory before suddenly changing course with steep dives or maneuvers in the terminal phase—have reduced Ukraine's Patriot interception rates from 37% in August to 6% in September 2025. This was the first major report on the topic, based on Ukrainian and Western officials, with a U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency assessment from April–June 2025 confirming the trajectory changes. Earlier mentions, like in The War Zone on August 14, 2025, noted struggles but not the specific evasion tactics or game-changing impact. Other outlets, including The Independent and Kyiv Independent, covered it on the same day.

 

This news from the FT can be understood if we begin with the chart for the total lunar eclipse of September 7 drawn for London, where FT is based. The eclipse is very significant for London since it is placed square the meridian axis. For the eclipse and North Node degrees, Diana Rosenberg has “history and paradigm altering events” And for MC [19sa] degree she has “breakthroughs and paradigm altering events”.

 

Can it be a coincidence that a chart for the reported time of the news, has transit Venus and the eclipse  aligned with the horizon which can be thought of as a major trigger? 

But the surprises do not end there, the  eclipse axis makes hard aspects to Pluto [1aq] which is conjunct the star Sham, alpha Sagittae - The Arrow! An ancient arrow is a perfect symbol for a modern day missile!!