Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gives a press statement after a visit to a military training area in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany on June 11, 2024.Pool photo by Jens Büttner via AFP/Getty Images

Zelenskyy pleads with Trump for Patriots to fight Russian bombardment – POLITICO

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Ukraine is pleading for the U.S.'s help to defend against escalating Russian ballistic missile attacks, which killed several people and injured more than 90 over the weekend.

In a letter sent to U.S. President Trump and Congress on Tuesday, seen by POLITICO, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked the U.S. for further shipments of its PAC-3 interceptor missiles. This latest request comes just a few days after Kyiv was pummeled by Russian ballistic missiles, with Moscow eyeing more attacks soon.

"For us — for a nation fighting for its survival — there is hardly anything more painful to see than Patriot batteries with no missiles loaded," Zelenskyy wrote. "I ask for your help in protecting Ukraine's skies from Russian missiles."