Zelenskyy Asks Trump for More US Air Defense Help Against Russian Missile Attacks, Kyiv Says
Zelenskyy says Ukraine relies almost exclusively on the United States for ballistic missile defense as Russian attacks intensify and Patriot supplies run low.
- On Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump and Congress requesting more American-made Patriot PAC-3 missiles and additional air defense systems to counter intensifying Russian ballistic missile attacks.
- Russian aerial attacks intensified dramatically after a massive overnight assault on May 24 launched 90 missiles and 600 drones, straining Ukraine's depleting stockpile of interceptors as Zelensky instructed Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk on April 16 to urgently contact partner countries pledging Patriot missiles.
- Zelensky wrote that "for a nation fighting for its survival, there is hardly anything more painful to see than Patriot batteries with no missiles loaded," while Ukrainian officials fear the country's limited Patriot interceptor supply may struggle to withstand bombardments despite achieving more than 90% drone interception rates.
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on May 25 that Moscow planned strikes on Ukrainian "decision-making centers" and urged Washington to evacuate the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, while Washington declined to immediately comment on the Ukrainian letter.
- Zelensky's appeal reflects systemic challenges in the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List weapons program, while Russia's approval on Tuesday of a plan allowing bank employees to operate drone defenses suggests Moscow's military air defenses are failing, analyst Thomas Withington of the Royal United Services Institute in London said.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyy sent a letter to Washington in response to the lack of air defense. In the letter, the Ukrainian states that the current agreements would no longer meet Moscow's brutal waves of attack – and that the Kremlin is currently mercilessly playing out its "last advantage." When it comes to missile defense, Kiev relies on its friends all over the world, according to the statement "The Kyiv Independent" in the lett…
With the US war against Iran, demand for anti-aircraft systems has increased. Concern for a bottleneck is also growing in Ukraine. President Wolodymyr Selenskyj is now addressing Donald Trump by letter.
When protecting against ballistic missiles, Ukraine is almost entirely dependent on the US, Selenskyy wrote in the letter.
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Zelenskyy asks Trump for more US air defense help against Russian missile attacks, Kyiv says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written to U.S. President Donald Trump and Congress asking for more air defense ammunition. Kyiv said on Wednesday that the request comes as Russian missile attacks escalate. Zelenskyy also warned that U.S. stockpiles are being…
In the defence war against Russia, Ukraine is running out of ammunition for the Patriot air defense system. Now President Selenskyy turns to US President Trump with his request for replenishment. But interest in the missiles is not only great in Kiev.
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