Ukraine has run out of Patriot interceptor missiles - CNN

“Almost all the ballistic missiles from the last strike were not intercepted due to lack of the (interceptor) missiles,” the source told CNN.

During the Russian attack overnight into October 14, ballistic missiles struck three power plants in Kyiv and targeted energy infrastructure in Kharkiv. Four people were killed and 25 injured in Kyiv that day.

Patriot systems are among the few weapons available to Ukraine capable of intercepting Russian ballistic missiles. Their interceptors are expensive and in short supply worldwide, particularly as the war involving Iran has increased demand for air defense ammunition.

The shortage is not unprecedented. Ukrainian officials told CNN in August that the country had almost exhausted its Patriot interceptors. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at the time that Ukraine possessed only about one-tenth of the missiles it urgently needed.

Zelenskyy has repeatedly asked Washington and European allies for additional supplies. He previously estimated that Ukraine would need 100–120 Patriot interceptor missiles per month during the winter.

The latest report comes amid tensions between Kyiv and Washington over Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure.

According to CNN, the Trump administration warned Ukraine and European allies that the United States could suspend European purchases of American weapons for Ukraine and intelligence sharing if Kyiv continued attacking Russian energy facilities.

Such a suspension could threaten future deliveries of Patriot interceptors through the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), a mechanism through which European countries finance purchases of US weapons for Ukraine.

Trump has denied that the United States stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine.