Sell Ukraine 10% of US Patriots and ‘We Will Destroy All the Russians’ Ballistic Missiles,’ Zelensky Tells CNN
Ukraine and allies are seeking hundreds of Patriot rounds as Russia fires more missiles than partners can supply, officials said.
- During recent meetings, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump discussed domestic manufacturing rights for Patriot air defense systems, though practical timelines prevent immediate assistance.
- Russia fires more missiles weekly than partners supply over months, creating severe Patriot interceptor shortages across Europe ahead of anticipated winter strikes on Ukraine.
- In July, Ukrainian interceptors shot down only 29 of 195 Russian ballistic missiles, while US defense contractors Raytheon and Lockheed Martin resist domestic manufacturing efforts.
- US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker confirmed long-term production agreements will not conclude before winter, as Trump noted: "We want missiles too."
- To safeguard critical infrastructure, Ukraine continues developing the homegrown Freyja anti-ballistic system while prioritizing acquisition of PAC-2 and PAC-3 interceptors from partner stockpiles.
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Zelensky says Ukraine has only 1% of needed missiles, urges US to provide more Patriots
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urgently appealed to Washington, saying Ukraine has only a fraction of the interceptor missiles needed to counter intensifying Russian strikes, leaving cities highly vulnerable as winter approaches. In a CNN interview, Zelensky disclosed that Ukraine’s stocks of U.S.-made Patriot interceptors are nearly depleted as Moscow intensifies its aerial assaults. “This year we have two and a half times less inte…
According to Zelenski, Ukraine needs between 5% and 10% of the US Patriot interceptor missile reserve to face attacks from Russia
Ukraine’s Patriot shortage turns missile defense into a global allocation test
Ukraine’s air-defense problem is becoming a test of how scarce strategic weapons are allocated across overlapping conflicts, with Kyiv arguing that a relatively small share of the US Patriot interceptor stockpile could materially change its ability to withstand Russian ballistic missile attacks. President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN that Ukraine currently has only about 1% of the US stockpile available to it, while 5% would be enough to carry th…
Volodymyr Zelensky asked the United States to provide him with Patriot missiles, Thursday 13 August in an interview with CNN. Despite the 40-day operation, at the end of June, in order to push Russia to the negotiating table, Kiev is no more advanced. "Volodymyr Zelensky is struggling, he is forced to change his pitch," says General François Chauvancy (International) on LCI.
The President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, stated in an interview with CNN that this year Ukraine received two and a half times as many interceptors as it had in 2025, with Russia launching twice as many ballistic missiles every month.
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