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Igor Sushko@igorsushko · Mar 10, 2026

🧵 🚨 BREAKING: Zelensky said in an interview that Ukraine can manufacture air defense missiles for the PATRIOT…

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Zelensky stated that Ukraine could domestically manufacture PAC-3 air defense missiles for PATRIOT systems if the US grants production licenses, allowing Ukraine to supply itself and other European and Middle Eastern allies. He indicated that despite discussions with both previous and current US administrations, Ukraine has not yet received the necessary licenses.

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    🧵 🚨 BREAKING: Zelensky said in an interview that Ukraine can manufacture air defense missiles for the PATRIOT systems domestically in Ukraine, but need the US to license the production. Ukraine will then be able to also supply allies in Europe & Middle East who are short.

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    Zelensky on producing PAC-3 missiles for the PATRIOT in Ukraine TRANSCRIPT: "How realistic is the creation of anti-ballistic missiles in Ukraine capable of shooting down Russian ballistic missiles? In what timeframe and what is needed for this? For this, only one thing is needed: licenses from the United States of America. I discussed this issue with the former administration, I discussed these issues with the manufacturers of these missiles, I personally discussed the issue with partners so they would help me with the NATO leadership, I also spoke with today's administration of the United States of America. So far, we have not received licenses. But in principle, with the industry we have built during this war, with these technologies, with our engineers, I am confident that we could produce very quickly, quickly, a large number of missiles and provide not only Ukraine but all of Europe."