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US Delays PAC-3 Patriot Interceptors to Ukraine as NATO Commander Says Deliveries Continue
The United States is delaying deliveries of PAC-3 Patriot interceptors to Ukraine, which are primarily used against ballistic targets, while older PAC-2 missiles continue to arrive through the PURL mechanism. NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Alexus Grinkiewicz said Patriot deliveries are continuing and no European-funded PURL items have been delayed, but NATO sources doubt Ukraine will receive additional interceptors before the US midterms on November 3.
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Ukraine says US sends 12 Patriot interceptors a month, far below its needs
President Volodymyr Zelensky said the United States is supplying Ukraine with an average of 12 Patriot interceptor missiles per month in 2026, while Ukraine needs about 150 a month. He asked US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to approve 23 interceptors found in other countries and asked President Donald Trump to approve a winter missile package. Trump said the United States would do its best but has a limited supply.
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Zelensky Responds to Trump’s Call for Ukrainian Elections, Warns on War Scope
Volodymyr Zelensky said he was taking Donald Trump’s call for elections in Ukraine calmly but insisted that a safe vote would require a temporary cessation of hostilities and at least six months of preparation. He defended his direct criticism of Washington, saying Ukraine had no time for quiet signals amid continuous strikes, a shortage of air defense and damage to infrastructure. Zelensky also disclosed proposals discussed in US-led peace talks involving a buffer zone on the Donbas and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, while warning that Russian demands extend far beyond the Donbas.
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Ukraine received 24 Patriot interceptors in 90 days, says Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine received 24 Patriot interceptor missiles from the United States over the past 90 days, while the country needs an average of 350 per month to counter Russian ballistic missile attacks. He also said Washington is not approving deliveries of missiles largely funded by Europe and that delays in essential resources are occurring within the US Defense Department.
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Kremlin endorses Trump's call for new Ukrainian president; European leaders rally behind Zelensky
The Kremlin publicly backed US President Donald Trump's statement that Ukraine should elect a new leader, with spokesperson Dmitry Peskov citing Volodymyr Zelensky's alleged unwillingness to make difficult decisions to end the war. Zelensky responded by offering to hold elections if Russia agrees to a 60-day ceasefire and said Ukraine will defend itself against Russian aggression regardless of American pressure. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Foreign Minister and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer publicly expressed solidarity with Zelensky ahead of the 12 October EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg, where EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said wartime elections are constitutionally barred and that international pressure should be directed at Russia.
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Zelensky offers to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries if Russia stops hitting Ukrainian energy
On 11 October, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is ready to stop strikes on Russian oil refineries and other energy infrastructure if Russia reciprocally halts strikes on Ukrainian energy. The offer came the same day U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to an immediate 'energy ceasefire.' Zelensky said the U.S. announcement was news to him and that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had received the relevant orders. The same day, Russia struck the TEC-5 thermal power plant in Kharkiv, continuing a week in which Zelensky said Russian forces launched roughly 1,450 aerial bombs, 75 missiles and more than 1,640 strike drones at Ukraine.
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US indicts five alleged Russian intelligence operatives for murder-for-hire and sabotage plots targeting Ukraine's allies
The US Department of Justice has charged five people it says are linked to Russian intelligence services with conspiracy to finance terrorism and, in three cases, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire. Prosecutors in the Southern District of New York allege the network recruited US-based individuals to surveil and kill Russian opposition figures in Washington and Lithuania, and coordinated sabotage attacks in European countries that support Ukraine. All five defendants remain at large; the Kremlin has rejected the allegations.