“The Israeli system is operating in Ukraine for a month,” he told journalists during a press conference in Kyiv. Zelensky added that two more such systems were expected later this fall, though he offered no further details.
However, the Israeli government has pushed back against suggestions that it directly provided weaponry to Kyiv. According to officials in Jerusalem, the Patriot system now active in Ukraine is actually American-owned. The Israeli version, they claim, was returned to the United States, which then refurbished and transferred it to Ukraine.
Back in May, The New York Times reported that the Biden administration had arranged for an older Israeli Patriot battery – long out of service – to be shipped back to the US for upgrades. The plan, according to the report, was for Washington to supply the updated system to Ukraine, not Israel.
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That transfer is part of a broader logistical shuffle: earlier in the year, the US also took 90 Patriot interceptors it had stored in Israel and rerouted them through Poland, again with the intention of aiding Ukrainian defense efforts.
At the same time, Israel’s own military had been phasing out Patriot systems. The Israeli Air Force announced last year it was decommissioning its aging Patriot units in favor of newer, more advanced missile defense platforms. These include Israel’s well-known Iron Dome and David’s Sling systems, as well as the long-range Arrow interceptors. The U.S., meanwhile, has deployed its state-of-the-art THAAD interceptors within Israeli territory.
While Zelensky’s comments appeared to imply a direct military transfer from Israel, the official stance from Jerusalem remains firm. Israel’s Foreign Ministry reiterated in June that no Patriot systems had been directly transferred to Ukraine. “It is not correct,” the ministry said at the time, pushing back after Israeli Ambassador Michael Brodsky had indicated otherwise during a YouTube interview.
In that interview, Brodsky mentioned that Israel had agreed to hand over older Patriot batteries dating back to the early 1990s, though he acknowledged the process hadn’t been widely publicized. “These systems are now in Ukraine,” he said then.
The question of whether or not Israel should be supplying arms to Ukraine has long been a sensitive one. Since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion in early 2022, Israel has walked a diplomatic tightrope, trying to support Ukraine without crossing Moscow. Much of that hesitance has been tied to strategic interests – chief among them, Israel’s operational freedom in neighboring Syria, where Russian forces have maintained a strong presence.
But that calculation has shifted somewhat. With the collapse of the Assad regime – once a close ally of Moscow – Israel’s regional security concerns have evolved.
Alongside the Israeli system, the US has been working to secure additional Patriot batteries for Ukraine from European partners, notably Germany and Greece. At present, Ukraine operates eight such systems, but the country continues to call for more as Russian missile attacks persist.
Meanwhile, Zelensky also confirmed Saturday that he’s dispatching a delegation to Washington to press for further military support and economic aid. He had just wrapped up a visit to the United States, where he addressed the UN General Assembly and met with President Donald Trump.
Though he kept the details vague, Zelensky hinted that he and Trump had discussed potential responses to continued Russian aggression. He warned that if Moscow attempted another blackout campaign targeting Ukrainian infrastructure, Kyiv would retaliate.