Overview
- Ukraine’s Defense Ministry announced via Telegram that two Patriot air-defense systems have reached the country.
- Denys Shmyhal has said agreements on these deliveries were reached with Germany.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on December 20 that Ukraine lacks missiles for several air-defense systems, including Patriot.
- Ukraine is seeking licenses from partners to co‑produce missiles with European countries, with no approvals reported so far.
- Russian officials contend that Western arms shipments deepen NATO involvement and could be targeted, and the Kremlin says such arming undermines negotiations.