Zelenskyy: Ukraine receives an average of 12 Patriot missiles a month from US this year

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine receives an average of 12 missiles a month for its Patriot air defence systems in 2026.

Source: Zelenskyy in a comment to the press, as reported by Ukrinform

Quote: "We buy a lot [of weapons] from the US. Europe paid for them, everything arrived, and everything was fine. But some things are a real challenge, especially Patriot missiles. In 2026, we're receiving an average of 12 missiles a month."

Details: Zelenskyy said he works every day to secure interceptor missiles and has to seek new aid packages every week to protect Ukraine from Russian ballistic missile attacks.

The president said US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed off on a package of 12 missiles, but approval is still needed for a further 23 missiles that Ukraine has sourced from other countries.

Quote: "The US has a package of 12 missiles, and he's signed off on it. That's great. But we've used 35 just this month. The issue now is getting approval for another 23 that I've secured from other sources."

Details: Zelenskyy also said he had asked Donald Trump during a meeting in New York to approve a "winter package" of missiles. He said he had specified how many missiles Ukraine needed and told Trump that, if the request were approved, Ukraine would not strike oil refineries.

When Trump asked where the missiles could be obtained, Zelenskyy named the countries that had them. According to the Ukrainian president, Trump replied that the US would do everything it could to help, but also needed the missiles itself and had limited supplies.

Background: On 26 October, Zelenskyy announced that Kyiv has been waiting for nearly a month for Pete Hegseth to sign off on missiles for Patriot and NASAMS air defence systems. He said he has instructed his team to discuss the matter with the US side again.

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