Zelensky: Ukraine's Patriot Supply Has Been Cut in Half
Zelenskyy said Ukraine has only about 10% of the Patriot interceptors it needs as Russian ballistic strikes intensify, and winter shortages may deepen.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told CNN that Ukraine needs 5% of United States Patriot interceptor stocks to survive the coming winter, with 10% allowing it to "destroy all the Russians' ballistic missiles."
- The United States produces around 600 Patriots annually, yet structural bottlenecks and global demand have drained stockpiles. Zelenskyy noted Ukraine has "two and a half times less interceptors than we had in 2025."
- On August 5, Russia fired 28 ballistic missiles at Kyiv, killing 17 people, as Ukraine's depleted stocks left the city vulnerable. Four days earlier, a separate barrage of 27 missiles saw only one intercepted.
- President Donald Trump previously offered to license Ukrainian production of the missiles at the NATO summit in Ankara, though uncertainty persists. Zelenskyy confirmed a recent call with Vice President Vance regarding strikes on Russian Black Sea oil ports.
- Zelenskyy warned that Putin wants a "quick victory" and could widen the war toward smaller NATO states in the Baltics if not pressured to stop. Security guarantees, he argued, matter more than ceding territory.
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In the Ukrainian press, the greatest highlight goes to the need for American air defence missiles. Zelensky says that only 10% end the Russian threat.
Sell Ukraine 10% of U.S. Patriots and ‘we will destroy all the Russians’ ballistic missiles,’ Zelensky proclaims
Ukraine has only a tenth of the interceptor missiles it urgently needs from the United States to stop surging Russian ballistic missile attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN in an interview, adding his days are spent in “millions” of phone calls, in opaque deal-making with allies for more.
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