Overview
- Zelensky thanked Chancellor Friedrich Merz and said Berlin had fulfilled agreements on Patriot supplies.
- Ukraine is putting the systems into operation and plans meetings next week with partner governments and manufacturers to secure further air-defense assets.
- Germany previously provided three Patriot batteries and moved to send two more after arranging U.S. backfill, with production limits keeping supplies tight.
- Kyiv says a broader, multi-layered defense is being built, including additional missiles, combat aircraft and interceptor drones.
- Ukraine reported another large overnight Russian strike, including missiles and drones that killed and injured civilians in Sumy and damaged industrial and energy sites.