Zelenskyy requests additional US air defense supplies as Russian drone defense bill advances (pbs.org)

• Zelenskyy requests more Patriot PAC-3 missiles from US.
• Ukraine relies almost exclusively on US for anti-missile defense.
• Russia's Duma approves bill for bank employees to shoot down drones.

"Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has written to President Trump and Congress requesting more Patriot PAC-3 missiles and other air defense systems, warning that deliveries are falling short as the Iran war diverts US stocks. Kyiv relies almost exclusively on the US for anti-missile defense. Meanwhile, Russia’s lower house approved a bill to train bank employees to shoot down Ukrainian drones, reflecting Russian air defense struggles."