Zelenskyy Urges Trump And Congress To Send More Patriot Systems
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote a five-page letter on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2026, urging President Trump and Congress in Washington to send more Patriot missile systems and speed deliveries.[1]
He asked the White House and lawmakers to approve additional Patriot batteries and to accelerate shipments to Ukraine.[1] The letter says Ukraine relies "almost exclusively" on the United States for ballistic missile defense.[1] It calls Patriot systems the most effective counter to Russian missiles.[1]
A pre-Memorial Day Russian strike used dozens of cruise and ballistic missiles and roughly 600 drones, killing at least two people, injuring nearly 100 and destroying Kyiv's Chornobyl Museum.[1] Zelenskyy warns that deliveries through the NATO-backed Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List, or PURL, are no longer keeping pace with Russia's expanding ballistic missile campaign.[1]
Zelenskyy's appeal frames the request as urgent help to protect civilians and key infrastructure as Russia increases long-range strikes.
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- On Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2026, Zelenskyy wrote a five-page letter to President Trump and Congress asking for more Patriot systems and faster deliveries.
- Zelenskyy says Ukraine relies "almost exclusively" on the United States for ballistic missile defense and calls Patriot systems the most effective counter to Russian missiles.
- The letter cites a pre-Memorial Day Russian attack using dozens of cruise and ballistic missiles and roughly 600 drones that killed at least 2 people, injured nearly 100 and destroyed Kyiv's Chornobyl Museum.
- Zelenskyy warns that deliveries through the NATO-backed Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) are no longer keeping up with Russia's expanding ballistic missile campaign.
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