About 90 Patriot missiles from Israel are being sent to Ukraine in a transfer facilitated by the United States, according to a US defense official.

The United States transferred some 90 Patriot air defense interceptors from Israel to Poland this week to then deliver them to Ukraine, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing three sources with knowledge of the operation.

Patriot missiles are included in a U.S.-facilitated transfer approved in September 2024, according to media reports published on

The U.S. military is providing Ukraine with around 90 interceptors for the Patriot air defense system, taking these from Israeli stocks, according to a recent report. The development, the implications of which we addressed in detail in the past,

As reported by Digi24, the U.S. military has moved approximately 90 Patriot air defense interceptors from storage in Israel to Ukraine via Poland. The delivery, a top priority for the Pentagon, is intended to help Kyiv counter ongoing Russian attacks on critical infrastructure.