# Patriot missiles Ukraine requests from US enough to counter 25 targets, Russian military says

https://mins.news/en/item/21488

- TASS, 2026-08-13 17:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2172537

> Russian military sources cited by TASS say the Patriot missiles requested by Vladimir Zelensky from the United States could intercept only about 25 targets. Ukrainian reports said 90 missiles were launched at Kyiv in a single day on May 26.

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