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Ukraine Contracting Around 1,000 Patriot Missiles From Allies. Ukraine is contracting around 1,000 missiles for U.S.-designed Patriot air-defence systems with support from allies and an EU loan. Defence Minister Yevhenii Khmara said most of the missiles would not arrive until the coming years and called for more immediate assistance. Kyiv is asking Western partners to provide additional air-defence missiles from existing stocks in exchange for improvements to missile performance under Ukrainian contracts. Khmara also warned that Ukraine faces a $27 billion funding shortfall for drone supplies needed for its war effort. The Defence Minister presented allies with Ukraine's war plan and a list of what Kyiv considers the biggest threats posed by Russia. Khmara said Russia was making no strategic gains along the 1,200-km front but was compensating with increased attacks against Ukrainians. Russian drone and missile attacks resumed on Kyiv on Tuesday after a brief pause during a visit by U.S. peace negotiators, killing five people in the capital. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte urged Ukraine's allies to increase support to help Kyiv defend its skies and capitalise on battlefield opportunities.
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