Published August 13th, 2026 - 06:00 GMT
ALBAWABA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN in an interview that Ukraine urgently need extra U.S. interceptor missiles, known as Patriots, to be able to fully block Russian missiles from reaching Kyiv.According to Zelensky, an extra 10 percent of U.S. Patriots are needed in Ukraine. The president added that he makes "millions" of phone calls on a daily basis with allies, aiming to be given more interceptor missiles.Zelensky explained that a tenth of the U.S. current stockpile would be enough to stop all Russian ballistic missile attacks. However, he added that to come out through winter, Kyiv needs 5 persent.Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump posing for a photo during their meeting in Washington, DC, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP)The President told CNN, "This year we have two and a half times less interceptors than we had in 2025."He further mentioned, "Russia has two times more ballistic missiles per month than they had before." Zelensky pleaded, "Sell us 5%, we will go through the winter and save people’s lives. If they can sell us 10%, we will destroy all the Russians’ ballistic missiles. I have 1%"It is worth noting that Russia has increased its missile attacks in Ukraine in the past few weeks, striking the capital particularly hard.
