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Zelensky Urges Patriot Missile Supply After Deadly Russian Strike

8/22/2026

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President Volodymyr Zelensky urged allies to supply Patriot missiles after a Russian strike killed 17 people.
Zelensky met U.S. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg in Kyiv on Aug. 22 to discuss Patriot purchases and offered payment.
Dr. Jack Watling said global Patriot output is about 840 interceptors yearly, far below Ukraine’s three-to-four-fold need.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called anti-ballistic aid to Ukraine the most urgent priority.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky urged allies to supply Patriot missiles after a Russian strike killed 17 people.
Zelensky met U.S. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg in Kyiv on Aug. 22 to discuss Patriot purchases and offered payment.
Dr. Jack Watling said global Patriot output is about 840 interceptors yearly, far below Ukraine’s three-to-four-fold need.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called anti-ballistic aid to Ukraine the most urgent priority.