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Even Patriot missile production license would not solve Ukraine’s air defense shortage

Even if the United States were to give Ukraine a license to produce Patriot interceptor missiles, it would not solve the country’s urgent air defense shortage, Foreign Policy argued in an Aug. 3 analysis.

5 August, 07:44 PM

Zelenskyy: Ukraine intercepted only one of 27 Russian ballistic missiles

Ukraine intercepted only one of 27 ballistic missiles launched during Russia’s overnight mass attack because it lacked interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

1 August, 12:25 PM

Middle East war deepens Ukraine’s shortage of ballistic missile interceptors

Ukraine is running short of ballistic missile interceptors because of the war in the Middle East, while Russia remains capable of expanding its ballistic missile production, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Sky News interview excerpt posted on his Telegram channel on July 27.

27 July, 01:03 PM

Russia has accumulated missiles for possible new attacks, Ihnat says

Ukraine faces a heightened threat of Russian ballistic missile strikes in the coming days, Ukrainian Air Force Communications Department chief Yurii Ihnat said on national TV broadcast on July 24.

24 July, 05:16 PM

Zelenskyy urges partners for more air defense interceptors

Russia carried out one of the most massive ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv of the war overnight into July 19, using more than 40 missiles of various types — most of them aimed at the capital — along with 120 attack drones, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X.

19 July, 11:45 AM

European defense companies developing homegrown ballistic missile interceptor

European defense companies have formed a consortium to develop Europe's first interceptor capable of destroying ballistic missiles in space, Reuters reported on July 14.

15 July, 09:33 AM

Ukraine will soon get new Patriot missile shipment, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine will soon receive a new batch of Patriot interceptor missiles, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told journalist Ramina Eshakzai in comments on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara on July 7.

9 July, 01:23 PM

Air raid alerts issued in Kyiv, several Ukrainian regions over ballistic threat

Air raid alerts were declared in Kyiv and several other regions of Ukraine on June 6 because of the threat of ballistic weapons, Ukraine’s Air Force said.

6 June, 03:10 PM

Air raid alerts sound in Kyiv and several Ukrainian regions over ballistic missile threat

Air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv and multiple Ukrainian regions on May 2, due to the threat of ballistic missile strikes, the Ukrainian Air Force reported. The all-clear was issued in Kyiv at 10:10 a.m.

2 May, 11:28 AM

Zelenskyy wants Ukraine to build European anti-ballistic system in one year

Ukraine is considering creating its own anti-ballistic missile system in cooperation with European countries within the next year, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with the United News telethon on April 19.

20 April, 06:17 PM

Russian missile attack on Dnipro leaves 15 people wounded

Russian troops attacked Dnipro, 15 people are reported injured, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast governor Oleksandr Hanzha reported on April 14.

14 April, 01:16 PM

Russia targets Kyiv infrastructure in drone and missile attack

Russian forces are attempting to strike critical infrastructure in Kyiv and the surrounding region with attack drones and a potential ballistic missile threat on the morning of March 16, Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, reported on Telegram.

16 March, 12:08 PM

Air raid alert issued in Ukraine over ballistic threat

Air raid alerts were declared in Kyiv and multiple Ukrainian regions on March 14, due to the threat of Russian ballistic weapons, with the alert later canceled in the capital, according to Ukraine’s Air Force Command and the Kyiv City Military Administration.

14 March, 01:56 PM

Explosions heard in Kyiv as air defenses counter ballistic threat

Air raid alerts were declared in Kyiv and several Ukrainian regions on Feb. 8, as Ukraine’s Air Force warned of a ballistic missile threat from Russia’s Bryansk Oblast, with explosions heard in the capital and air defenses actively engaging, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko.

8 February, 06:05 PM

Explosions hit Dnipro amid ballistic threat

Explosions rattles Dnipro amid warnings of a possible Russian ballistic attack from Taganrog, Suspilne reported on Dec. 1.

1 December 2025, 11:30 AM

Putin orders Easter ceasefire, but Ukraine reports fresh missile threat near Kyiv

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has ordered a halt to all combat operations from 6 p.m. April 19 to midnight April 21, citing an “Easter truce,” according to Kremlin-distributed footage and reports by Russian state media outlets TASS and RIA Novosti.

19 April 2025, 05:33 PM

Expert outlines weapons needed for Ukraine’s air defense

Ukraine cannot rely solely on Patriot missile systems to counter Russian ballistic missile attacks due to their high cost and limited availability, according to Anatoliy Khrapchynskyi, an aviation expert, former Ukrainian Air Force officer, and deputy director of a miltech company, in an NV interview titled If there’s no Patriot.

18 April 2025, 01:06 PM

Russia may once again launch 'Oreshnik' missile against Ukraine this weekend

Russia is considering another strike on Ukraine using the Oreshnik missile as soon as this weekend, the Financial Times reported on Dec. 13, citing an anonymous U.S. National Security Council representative.

13 December 2024, 04:25 PM

Zelenskyy chastises parliament for adjourning over missile threat

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) for canceling its session due to a possible Russian missile attack on central Kyiv.

23 November 2024, 01:11 AM

Explosions hit Mykolaiv as Russia targets infrastructure with cruise missiles

Two explosions were heard in Mykolaiv amid the threat of ballistic missile strikes, according to Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych on Telegram on Oct. 10.

10 October 2024, 03:37 PM

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