# Ukraine requested Patriot missiles from South Korea but was turned down, newspaper says

https://mins.news/en/item/30673

- TASS, 2026-08-24 14:47 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2177069

> Ukraine asked South Korea for interceptor missiles for US-made Patriot air-defense systems during senior Zelensky aide Alexander Kamyshin’s July visit, the Chosun Ilbo reported. The request was denied on August 10. Seoul cited contingencies on the Korean Peninsula and reaffirmed its policy of not supplying lethal weapons to Ukraine.

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