Overview
- Ukraine's Ministry of Defense announced on Telegram that two Patriot air-defense complexes have reached the country.
- The statement did not detail suppliers, but Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal previously said delivery agreements were reached with Germany.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Dec. 20 that Ukraine lacks missiles for several systems, including Patriot, and cannot yet produce them domestically.
- Kyiv is seeking partner licenses to co-produce missiles for NASAMS, IRIS-T, HAWK, and Patriot with European countries, with no approvals reported so far.
- Russian officials warned that Western arms transfers hinder negotiations, with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov saying weapon shipments would be treated as legitimate targets.