One Western air-defense battery has shot down more than 300 Russian missiles and drones over Kyiv
The battery, from Ukraine’s 96th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade, has destroyed cruise missiles, Shahed strike drones, and other drones.
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US delays the Patriot missiles Ukraine needs against ballistic strikes but keeps sending older PAC-2s
Zelenskyy says Russia launched 100+ ballistic missiles at Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast in two weeks. Kyiv awaits decisions on Patriot interceptors.
“Above all, we do not have enough missiles for Patriots”—Zelenskyy after 100+ ballistic missiles
Zelenskyy says delays in US-approved air defense supplies help Russia’s strikes and weaken Ukraine’s hand in diplomacy.
Ukraine raises its stalled Patriot request with Washington again after almost a month without Hegseth’s signature
The order came after a meeting with Ukraine’s defense minister, foreign minister, and army chief on supplies of air defense interceptors.
In Oslo, US pushes Zelenskyy toward deal with Russia again. Day later, in same city, Norway discusses arming Ukraine with more NASAMS missiles
As Washington eases pressure on Russia and leans on Kyiv, Ukraine’s European partners are moving the other way.
No warning, capped Starlink, unsigned Patriots: Zelenskyy lists US holds to senators as Kyiv reads them as pressure
He said he offered US envoys a 30-day pause on refinery strikes in exchange for Patriots. A US official disputed Kyiv’s account of the Patriot hold.
Ukraine’s F-16s are so short of Western missiles that pilots fall back on jet’s built-in M61A1 Vulcan cannon, which risks killing civilians below
The AIM missiles the jets are rationing are the same ones defending Kyiv from the ground.
Norway’s Air Force put its first anti-drone system into service at the fighter base—and wants its own drones doing the same job
The system can detect a drone, identify it, and shoot it down—capability the base did not have when lights appeared over it last autumn.
A slice of Estonia’s new EU billions will buy drones—for Ukraine, not itself
The money is a 45-year loan drawn from Brussels' new joint defense fund, which lets member states borrow cheaply.
France may take over protecting logistics hub that supplies Ukraine’s war effort
The most US and allied heavy equipment destined for Ukraine transits through this hub.
Ukraine kept the F-16 missile shortage secret for months — sources say pilots were flying with rotary cannons as Russia ramped up winter strikes
The nearly month-long AIM-9 drought forced dangerous daytime-only sorties.
Why AIM missiles work for Ukraine: EW-resistant, “fire-and-forget,” effective against drones and cruise missiles
Ukraine uses three AIM missile types: Sidewinder (35 km, infrared), AMRAAM (up to 180 km, "fire-and-forget"), and Sparrow (70 km, semi-active radar).
US long withheld this €37 million radar. Spain just delivered it to Ukraine
Spain delivers NATO-tested, eastern flank-deployed radar to Ukraine.
Ukraine’s air defense just got turbo boost from Norway
With new missiles deployed, Kyiv now has sharper tools to intercept threats aimed at its power infrastructure.
“Cheaper and more effective”: Norway plans to integrate Ukrainian-made components into its air defense weapons
Norway also announces $400 million support package.
Ukraine’s allies begin to “hold back” air defense missiles amid Russia’s drone attacks, says Zelenskyy
He said Ukraine is "receiving help, but not the full volumes needed for complete defense" as Russia shifts strategy from conquest to destruction.
The weapons Ukraine just lost to US aid freeze, explained
It's not only about Patriots and air defense—Ukraine's entire military toolkit just got gutted
Ukraine to integrate domestic air defenses into NASAMS infrastructure
Kyiv teams up with Norway’s Kongsberg to link local systems with Western command modules.
Norwegian F-35s to join Patriot and NASAMS to fortify Poland’s crucial hub for Ukraine’s aid
As Russian spies and saboteurs lurk in the shadows of Rzeszów, Norway is stepping in with cutting-edge jets to secure the city.
Norwegian sea drone tech to be built in Ukraine to fight Russian navy
Kongsberg and a Ukrainian partner will jointly develop maritime drones with weapon systems, funded by $665 million.