- Ukraine has completely run out of US-made Patriot interceptor missiles, leaving the nation increasingly vulnerable to escalating Russian air strikes.
- The depleted stocks allowed recent Russian missile attacks to hit power plants in Kyiv and Kharkiv, killing four people and damaging energy infrastructure.
- The shortage follows a diplomatic fallout after Trump signed a diesel deal with Moscow and instructed Kyiv to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries.
- Washington retaliated against Ukraine's refusal by limiting frontline Starlink access and blocking European allies from buying Patriot interceptors for Kyiv.
- Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky stated defence capabilities are being artificially restricted and directly appealed to Washington to release interceptors.
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