# Zelensky says US is delaying Patriot missiles already paid for through NATO initiative

https://mins.news/en/item/105690

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-19 03:51 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/us-delaying-patriot-missiles-already-paid-for-under-nato-initiative-zelensky-says/

> Volodymyr Zelensky said the U.S. is holding up delivery of Patriot interceptors purchased through a NATO-coordinated initiative, approving only some of the missiles. He said Washington is now supplying 12 a month, about a quarter of the amount provided under Joe Biden, as Ukraine faces intensified Russian attacks and critically low stocks.

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