US government approves Patriot deliveries to Ukraine

Protection against Russian attacks US government approves Patriot deliveries to Ukraine As of: October 31, 2026 • 12:56 a.m

To defend itself against Russian attacks, Ukraine relies primarily on US arms deliveries. These finally came to a standstill. The US State Department has now given the green light for a delivery.

The US government has approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine. The US State Department said the sale was worth an estimated $2.1 billion. According to the information, the financing came from contributions from Canada, Germany and Norway as well as from Ukrainian own resources, which were financed via a loan from the EU. “No US funds would be used.”

"The proposed sale will improve Ukraine's ability to address current and future threats by strengthening its integrated air and missile defense capabilities," the State Department said. The statement did not say when the weapons might arrive in Ukraine. The sale of the missiles still needs to be approved by the US Congress.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier this week that his country had been waiting for approval for missile deliveries for almost a month in view of increased Russian attacks on infrastructure. He had repeatedly called on the US to speed up deliveries before winter. The Patriot system from the US defense company Lockheed Martin plays a central role for Ukraine in protecting against ballistic missiles from Russia.

According to Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko, Russian forces also attacked the Ukrainian capital on Friday evening. The goal was the infrastructure, Klitschko said on Telegram. The energy supplier DTEK also explained that there was a partial power outage in four districts of the city.

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