Zelenskyy: Air defence missile supplies to Ukraine have fallen threefold since 2025
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pointed out that Ukraine has three times fewer anti-ballistic missiles than it did in 2025, despite its partners having stocks available.
Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)
Quote: "Unfortunately, supplies of anti-ballistic capabilities from partners have decreased significantly this year. The number of air defence missiles supplied has dropped threefold compared with 2025. And this concerns not only this summer period, but every period of the first half of 2026."
Details: The president also noted that Kyiv's partners do have missiles available. "It is important that the necessary political decisions on supplies and the acceleration of production processes are ultimately made – including decisions on localisation in Ukraine. This is something that can tangibly support not only our country, but also the global protection of life," Zelenskyy noted.
Zelenskyy said additional steps to protect infrastructure facilities in Ukraine had been determined at a meeting with the military and teams from the Defence Ministry, the Security Service, intelligence agencies and the President's Office.
The meeting also identified active measures to be implemented by Ukrainian forces in Donetsk Oblast and certain other sections of the front. "The greatest attention right now is, of course, being paid to Kostiantynivka and Sloviansk," he said.
August priorities for Ukraine's "long-range sanctions" campaign against Russia were also discussed at the meeting with military, intelligence and security officials, Zelenskyy said, using the term Kyiv employs for long-range strikes.
"Operations targeting Russian oil facilities and refining are ongoing. The cost to the aggressor of prolonging the war will continue to rise," the president said.
Background:
- On the night of 4-5 August, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 24 ballistic missiles, four anti-ship missiles, and 115 strike drones of various types. Air defence forces destroyed 98 drones, but no missile interceptions were reported.
- The Financial Times has learned that US President Donald Trump declined President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's request for hundreds of additional interceptor missiles for the Patriot air defence system during a meeting at the White House last week.
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