Ukraine seeks 5% of US Patriot stocks to weather winter

In a CNN interview, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv needs about 5% of the United States’ Patriot interceptor stocks to get through winter (10% to destroy all Russian ballistic missiles), citing a shortage of interceptors after supplies were diverted amid broader conflicts; he noted Ukraine currently has roughly two-and-a-half times fewer interceptors than in 2025, while Russia is increasing its ballistic missile output.