Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Has Received Some Patriot Missiles but Needs More
Zelenskyy said the new deliveries do not solve a shortage that leaves Ukraine seeking hundreds of PAC-2 and PAC-3 interceptors.
- Russia launched a massive overnight aerial attack on Kyiv on August 20, killing 17 people and injuring more than 40 while damaging 30 residential buildings and a kindergarten.
- Moscow's forces have intensified ballistic missile attacks in recent months, exploiting Ukraine's chronic shortage of Patriot air defense interceptors—the only weapon capable of shooting down high-speed projectiles.
- Ukraine's air force reported Russia launched dozens of cruise, ballistic, and hypersonic missiles alongside 168 drones, prompting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to call the assault "cynical, calculated, and large-scale."
- More than 38,000 people sheltered in Kyiv's subway stations overnight while unidentified drones crashed in Romania and Moldova, sparking concerns among NATO members about the war's expanding regional risks.
- President Zelenskyy warned that Russia will not seriously negotiate peace unless Ukraine gains adequate missile defenses, as officials explore using Starlink-enabled drones to target launchers inside Russian territory.
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"We received, and I will not say from which country, confirmation about various Crotal and missile anti-aircraft systems," says the Ukrainian president
Ukraine recently received a small number of missiles for Patriot air defence systems, which are key to the fight against Russian ballistic missiles, as stated by the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, on 25 August.
Ukraine's president, Volodimir Zelenski, revealed this Tuesday that his country that Kiev uses to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles. Ukraine will also receive an unspecified number of American-made AIM interceptor missiles. The commitments announced today by Zelenski were formulated on the eve of the summit of the Volunteer Coalition - made up of ... Continue reading "Ukraine will receive anti-aircraft systems and more interceptor missiles, …
"We received, and I will not say from which country, confirmation about various Crotal and missile anti-aircraft systems," the Ukrainian president said.
Ukraine has received further Patriot interceptors from other states.
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