US EditionTrump administration redirects 20,000 anti-drone missiles meant for Ukraine, Zelensky confirms
- Last week, Congress was informed that special anti-drone fuzes initially procured for Ukraine are being redirected to U.S. military units stationed in the Middle East.
- This redirection responds to urgent threats from Iran-backed militants and Houthi rebels as the U.S. Prioritizes defense in the Middle East amid stretched stockpiles.
- The proximity fuzes enhance ground-to-air rockets used to counter drone attacks and were bought under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative established after Russia's 2014 invasion.
- President Zelensky said Russia launched over 20,000 drones at Ukraine since 2025, including a June 1 swarm of 472 units, while Ukraine intelligence warns Russia soon may deploy 500 long-range drones nightly.
- The redirection signals shifting U.S. Defense priorities and raises questions about its impact on Ukraine's defense amid intensified Russian drone attacks.
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The missiles initially promised in Kiev were eventually sent to American forces in the Middle East.
The US had promised that the Ukrainians would receive 20,000 missiles to defend themselves against Russian drone attacks. But now Trump has chosen to send them to American troops in the Middle East. – We counted on these missiles, Zelenskyj tells ABC News.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that the previous US administration promised Ukraine 20,000 missiles to combat "Shaheed" drones, but that those missiles were then sent to another destination.
The United States moved 20,000 anti-aircraft missiles to the Middle East, which were intended for Ukraine.
"Ukraine should have received 20,000 missiles to fight Russian drones, but the U.S. President Donald Trump's administration decided to transfer them to the Middle East." said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with Abc reported by Rbc-Ukraine, stating that the supply had been agreed with the U.S. Defense Secretary of the Biden Administration, Lloyd Austin. On June 5, the Wall Street Journal reported on the Trump Administratio…
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