Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says US President Donald Trump has made a “final decision” to grant Ukraine licences to produce Patriot air-defence interceptor missiles….
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says US President Donald Trump has made a “final decision” to grant Ukraine licences to produce Patriot air-defence interceptor missiles.
Zelensky disclosed this on Friday, September 25, saying Trump communicated the decision during their meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
“At our meeting, President Trump stressed that he had made his final decision: Ukraine will receive licences to produce Patriot missiles,” Zelensky said.
The specific Patriot interceptor variants covered by the proposed licences have not been disclosed.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that Ukrainian officials are negotiating with Washington over licences for PAC-3 and PAC-2 interceptors.
However, ISW noted that Trump had not independently confirmed the decision as of its September 25 assessment.
It also said establishing domestic production would take time because Ukraine would need to develop production facilities and secure the necessary components.
Ukraine has been seeking domestic production of Patriot interceptors amid shortages of the weapons, which are important for defending against Russian ballistic missile attacks.
Russia Targets Ukraine’s Digital Infrastructure
Meanwhile, Russian forces are increasingly targeting Ukrainian data centres and telecommunications infrastructure as part of their long-range strike campaign, according to ISW.
The think tank said Russian strikes against internet infrastructure and data centres have increased since mid-September, with Kyiv’s data centres coming under repeated attacks since September 23.
Several Ukrainian internet providers have reported damage to their data centres and subsequent communications disruptions.
ISW said the attacks appear aimed at weakening Ukraine’s economy and disrupting the digital infrastructure relied upon by civilians, businesses and government services.
The strikes can cause temporary internet outages, but ISW assessed that they are unlikely to result in a complete nationwide internet shutdown because of Ukraine’s distributed network of providers and communications infrastructure.
The attacks on data centres follow earlier Russian strikes targeting Ukraine’s ports and railway infrastructure.
Russian Claims Over Sumy Advances Questioned
ISW also said Russian senior military officials continue to exaggerate the extent of Russian advances in northern Sumy Oblast.
The think tank described the claims as part of what it calls the Kremlin’s broader cognitive-warfare campaign, aimed at portraying Ukrainian defences as collapsing and diverting attention from Ukrainian operations north of Lyman.
On the battlefield, Ukrainian forces reportedly struck Russian oil refineries and several military-industrial facilities across Russia on September 24 and overnight into September 25.
Russian forces, meanwhile, recently advanced southeast of Dobropillya, while Russia launched 295 drones against Ukraine overnight, according to ISW.
The latest developments come as Ukraine seeks to strengthen its air-defence capacity while Russia continues its long-range strikes against military, industrial and civilian infrastructure.
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