Ukraine now gets only 12 Patriot interceptors a month

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the United States is currently supplying Ukraine with only 12 Patriot air-defense interceptors per month, approximately one-quarter of the rate received during the previous U.S. administration. In an interview published October 18, 2026, he said allies had financed additional American missiles through NATO's Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List, but Washington had approved only some of the paid-for deliveries. Patriot batteries are critical to Ukraine's defense against ballistic missiles, including Russia's Iskander-M and air-launched Kinzhal weapons. The monthly delivery figure and explanation of delayed approvals are Zelenskyy's account, not a separately confirmed U.S. production or shipment total.