# Russian strike sets fire at Ukraine port as Zelenskyy seeks interceptors

https://mins.news/en/item/20864

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-13 05:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/13/russian-strike-sparks-fire-at-ukraine-port-zelenskyy-seeks-interceptors?traffic_source=rss

> Russian forces struck port infrastructure in Izmail, southern Odesa, causing a fire, Ukrainian authorities said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine urgently needs Patriot interceptors and asked the US to sell 5 percent of its stockpile to get through winter, or 10 percent to destroy Russia’s ballistic missiles.

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