About 90 Patriot missiles from Israel are being sent to Ukraine in a transfer facilitated by the United States, according to a US defense official.

The U.S. military is providing Ukraine with around 90 interceptors for the Patriot air defense system, taking these from Israeli stocks, according to a recent report. The development, the implications of which we addressed in detail in the past,

Patriot missiles are included in a U.S.-facilitated transfer approved in September 2024, according to media reports published on

The Patriot missile system is sure to bolster Ukraine’s air defense apparatus. The United States will be facilitating a deal in which Israel sends roughly ninety Patriot missiles to Ukraine. Israel had been keeping the missiles in storage,