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Zelensky Urges US Patriots as Russian Ballistic Missiles Threaten Kyiv

5/27/2026

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Zelensky warned that Russia’s ballistic missiles remain its last battlefield advantage and urged immediate U.S. help.
He wrote to U.S. President Donald Trump and Congress asking for more Patriot systems and interceptors.
He said Patriot deliveries via the NATO-led Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List lag the threat level.
Ukraine’s air force said 11 of 30 Russian ballistic missiles launched Sunday were intercepted, with two Oreshnik missiles hitting Kyiv and occupied Donetsk.

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Zelensky warned that Russia’s ballistic missiles remain its last battlefield advantage and urged immediate U.S. help.
He wrote to U.S. President Donald Trump and Congress asking for more Patriot systems and interceptors.
He said Patriot deliveries via the NATO-led Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List lag the threat level.
Ukraine’s air force said 11 of 30 Russian ballistic missiles launched Sunday were intercepted, with two Oreshnik missiles hitting Kyiv and occupied Donetsk.