{"id":3008,"date":"2025-09-29T10:42:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T10:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/?p=3008"},"modified":"2025-09-29T18:42:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T18:42:14","slug":"zelensky-boasts-israeli-patriot-now-shielding-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/29\/zelensky-boasts-israeli-patriot-now-shielding-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky boasts Israeli Patriot now shielding Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kiev received one US-made missile defense system a month ago and expects two more this fall, according to the Ukrainian leader<\/strong><\/p>\n Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has claimed that an Israeli-supplied Patriot missile defense system is now active in the country, marking the first time Kiev has acknowledged the deployment of this type of weapon.<\/p>\n The issue of transferring US-made Patriot batteries to Ukraine had surfaced earlier this year when Israeli Ambassador Michael Brodsky suggested that Patriot units previously stationed in Israel were being used by Ukrainian forces. The Israeli Foreign Ministry, however, quickly dismissed the statement, denying any such transfer had taken place.<\/p>\n “An Israeli complex is operating in Ukraine. A month. It has been working for a month,”<\/em> Zelensky said. “We are getting two more Patriot systems in the fall. That’s it. I won’t talk about Patriot anymore.”<\/em><\/p>\n Earlier this year, West Jerusalem announced plans to decommission eight Patriot systems that had been in service for over 30 years, replacing them with more advanced air defense solutions. The Financial Times reported citing sources familiar with the matter that Israel was open to transferring the retired units to Ukraine.<\/p>\n Earlier this month, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced that Berlin had delivered the first launchers of two Patriot units to Kiev. At the time, Pistorius stated that Ukraine would need at least five such systems to protect its airspace.<\/p>\n