Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has not signed the documents required to supply Ukraine with missiles for the Patriot and Nasmes air defense systems for almost a month. Vladimir Zelensky announced this. The Ukrainian president added that he ordered to discuss this with the American side "one more time". On October 19, the Kyiv Independent, citing sources in government and military circles, reported a delay in the delivery of a paid batch of Patriot missiles to Ukraine. "Contracts for Patriot missiles should be drawn up on his desk. He doesn't sign them," said one of the interlocutors. Another called the pending shipment "significant," but declined to estimate it as a month's supply because rocket consumption fluctuates. RBC channel at max.

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has not signed the documents required to supply Ukraine with missiles for the Patriot and Nasmes air defense systems for almost a month. Vladimir Zelensky announced this. The Ukrainian president added that he ordered to discuss this with the American side "one more time". On October 19, the Kyiv Independent, citing sources in government and military circles, reported a delay in the delivery of a paid batch of Patriot missiles to Ukraine. "Contracts for Patriot missiles should be drawn up on his desk. He doesn't sign them," said one of the interlocutors. Another called the pending shipment "significant," but declined to estimate it as a month's supply because rocket consumption fluctuates. RBC channel at max.