Ukraine receives new U.S. Patriot systems amid intensified Russian attacks and ongoing aid delays.

Ukraine has received additional U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced, as Russia intensified drone and missile attacks, killing one person and injuring five others, including children, in the Sumy region. The new systems are now operational and part of ongoing NATO-coordinated aid, with Germany delivering two more after U.S. assurances to replenish its stock. Despite increased deliveries, production limits and the need to maintain Western reserves slow the pace. The Trump administration has not provided new military aid, unlike the previous Biden administration. Meanwhile, Ukraine continues long-range strikes on Russian oil infrastructure, claiming to have reduced Moscow’s refining capacity by 20% through repeated attacks on the Saratov refinery.