Ukraine Receives Additional Patriot Missiles, Zelensky Says

Ukraine has received additional Patriot missiles, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday, Aug. 25, during a meeting with media representatives alongside Estonian President Alar Karis.“We received confirmation regarding several Crotale air defense systems and missiles for them. And AIM missiles, which we use to shoot down enemy missiles. And a little more Patriot missiles have arrived,” Zelensky said.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.Zelensky also said Ukraine had received confirmation from the United Kingdom regarding the production of SCALP long-range missiles.He added that French President Emmanuel Macron had confirmed the unblocking of SCALP missiles and the necessary licenses.“We will act. I believe this is a strong positive and a strong decision,” Zelensky said.Zelensky also said Ukraine expects to receive a schedule for the FREYJA initiative within seven to 10 days, including information on meetings and areas where cooperation with defense companies is currently blocked.Norway has confirmed $9 billion in funding for Ukraine for 2027, according to Zelensky.He said Norway could also help finance the development of an office dedicated to the FREYJA initiative.“Thank you to our partners for all this support,” Zelensky said.Zelensky asks for 300 Patriot missilesZelensky told reporters on Saturday that Ukraine is seeking 300 Patriot missiles for the winter. He has previously said that if Kyiv could buy 5% of US Patriot missile stocks, it would survive the winter, and if it could purchase 10%, it could destroy all of Russia’s ballistic missiles. Other Topics of Interest From Diia to Deep Strikes: 4 Ways Ukraine Reinvented Itself Since Independence From Diia to 10M drones a year and homegrown ballistic missiles, Ukraine has transformed its digital state and defense industry under wartime pressure. Ukraine has already been facing a surge in Russian ballistic missile attacks, with a rising civilian death toll.At least 437 Ukrainian civilians were killed in July 2026, a 30% increase from a year earlier, according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.August has seen several Russian attacks with high civilian casualties, including 15 killed in ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv on Thursday and 16 killed in a drone attack on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih on Friday. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.