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Zelensky Says US Will License Ukraine Patriot Missile Production

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC · How we work

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Zelensky: Patriot License

President Volodymyr Zelensky said the United States will issue a license for Ukraine to produce Patriot missiles.
The license follows President Donald Trump’s final confirmation of the decision.
Zelensky warned Ukraine has only 10 % of interceptors needed to repel Russian attacks.
He said Ukraine faces a €23.7 bn defence-spending gap, with one-third required for drone production this quarter.

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Russia: Drone Strike

Russian drone strike on a Kyiv business centre killed four people and damaged the Datagroup data centre.
About 100,000 Kyiv-region households experienced internet outages after the attack.
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said data centres are civilian infrastructure, not military targets.
Companies began transferring data from the damaged servers to facilities abroad.
Poland opened an arson probe into a Starlink station, suspecting Russian special services.

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Historical Context

In 1999, NATO initiated Operation Allied Force against Yugoslavia, deploying Patriot missile batteries to shield Kosovo from Serbian air strikes. The United States contributed thirty Patriot launchers, a $1.5 billion investment, achieving a ninety-percent interception success rate during the campaign against hostile aircraft. Today, President Volodymyr Zelensky requests U.S. licensing to produce Patriot missiles, mirroring NATO’s 1999 dependence on air-defense amid Russian drone strikes on Kyiv data centers. Consequently, Europe anticipates bolstering Ukraine’s air shield by 2025, while Poland probes Starlink sites and Andrii Sybiha urges civilian-infrastructure protection to deter further cyber-physical attacks.

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Zelensky: Patriot License

President Volodymyr Zelensky said the United States will issue a license for Ukraine to produce Patriot missiles.
The license follows President Donald Trump’s final confirmation of the decision.
Zelensky warned Ukraine has only 10 % of interceptors needed to repel Russian attacks.
He said Ukraine faces a €23.7 bn defence-spending gap, with one-third required for drone production this quarter.

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