Zelenskyy Urges Trump for Patriot PAC-3 Missiles as Russian Ballistic Strikes Intensify
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Updated · The Guardian · May 27
Zelenskyy Urges Trump for Patriot PAC-3 Missiles as Russian Ballistic Strikes Intensify
8 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 27
A 26 May letter reviewed by AFP shows Volodymyr Zelenskyy asking Donald Trump for Patriot PAC-3 missiles and additional systems to shield Ukraine from Russian attacks.
The appeal says Ukraine faces a critical shortage of air-defense ammunition just as Russia threatens more ballistic-missile strikes, leaving Patriot batteries under growing strain.
Zelenskyy also directed the request to the US Congress, seeking help to secure what he called a vital protection tool against Russian terror.
Patriot systems remain Ukraine’s only effective defense against Russia’s high-speed ballistic missiles, making US resupply central to Kyiv’s near-term air-defense capacity.
As US Patriot supplies dwindle, can Ukraine’s homegrown defenses effectively counter Russia's advanced hypersonic missiles?
With US arsenals depleted, must European nations now build their own missile defenses, independent of American support?
Why is the global defense industry failing to produce enough interceptors to meet urgent wartime demands from multiple allies?