Zelenskyy warns the 500 Patriot missiles in a $2.1bn US deal may not arrive for YEARS while Russia attacks daily
Norway, Germany and Canada are funding the entire $2.1bn package of 500 Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptor missiles, with Volodymyr Zelenskyy warning deliveries may not begin for years.Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, had directed blame at Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth over delayed missile deliveries, saying Ukraine spent nearly a month waiting for his approval on Patriots and NASAMS.A firefighter tackles the aftermath of a Russian drone strike in Shostka, Sumy region, as Thursday's attack on a packed Dnipro railway platform left at least 14 people dead.A firefighter battles a blaze in Kharkiv; Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure also hit a combined heat and power plant in Kyiv and four electrical substations in the Dnipro region overnight.
Friday's US approval of the sale was welcomed by Kyiv, but Zelenskyy posted on X early Saturday warning that deliveries could begin "only in a few years" — a critical shortfall when Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure are happening every day.
The $2.1bn package covers 500 Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptor missiles, paid for entirely by Norway, Germany and Canada, with no US funds involved.
Zelenskyy had already directed blame at Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth over delayed missile deliveries, saying Ukraine spent nearly a month waiting for his approval on Patriots and NASAMS.
Thursday's Russian drone attack on a packed Dnipro railway platform left at least 14 people dead, sharpening the sense of urgency that Kyiv argues Washington is not matching.
