Zelensky met with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius to discuss the increasingly strained air defense amid daily Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. According to him, a chronic shortage of Patriot interceptors makes it especially difficult to stop ballistic attacks. Ukraine has a two-year contract for German-made PAC-2 missiles and is looking for faster deliveries to help defend the country this winter. The two also discussed air defense and IRIS-T munitions for F-16 fighter jets.

Zelensky met with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius to discuss the increasingly strained air defense amid daily Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. According to him, a chronic shortage of Patriot interceptors makes it especially difficult to stop ballistic attacks. Ukraine has a two-year contract for German-made PAC-2 missiles and is looking for faster deliveries to help defend the country this winter. The two also discussed air defense and IRIS-T munitions for F-16 fighter jets.