Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging European partners to provide Patriot air-defence interceptors after reports say Ukraine’s existing missile stockpiles are nearly depleted. Multiple outlets report Zelenskyy has said Europe can help cover the shortfall, including for the winter period, as Ukraine faces ongoing air attacks.
According to these accounts, Zelenskyy points to European inventories and asks for additional deliveries rather than further delays. Kyiv Post adds that he is pressing EU leaders for 300 Patriot interceptors and for €70 billion in broader support targeted to 2027. Other reports focus more narrowly on his assertion that Europe has enough PAC-2 and PAC-3 Patriot missiles to get Ukraine through winter, while some coverage notes pressure on countries such as Greece and Spain to release their own stockpiles.
Overall, the outlets align on Zelenskyy’s message that European allies have available Patriot interceptors, but differ in emphasis: one frames a specific ask of numbers and longer-term funding, while others highlight the immediate need to sustain air defence through winter and address claims that Ukraine has run out of U.S.-made interceptors.
