Zelenskyy says Trump has decided to grant Ukraine Patriot licence

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Sep 25, 2026 · 496 words · By Nathan Rennolds; Gavin Blackburn

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Kyiv has been pushing for a licence to produce Patriot interceptors domestically, arguing that they are crucial to its ability to defend against Russian ballistic missile attacks.

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What happened

Kyiv has been pushing for a licence to produce Patriot interceptors domestically, arguing that they are crucial to its ability to defend against Russian ballistic missile attacks.

Why it matters

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that US President Donald Trump told him he would allow Ukraine to produce advanced Patriot air defence missiles, after a series of reversals on the issue.

Common ground

Kyiv is facing a shortage of the missiles, needed to counter Russia's increasing drone and missile attacks on the country, the latest of which killed a 14-year-old boy in the capital on Friday.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Pity: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In the southern region of Odesa, another person was killed in a repeated strike on a postal facility, authorities said.”

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One source mentions a strike on a postal facility in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and another mentions an administrative building in Odesa, but there is no clear corroboration of a person being killed in a repeated strike on a postal facility specifically in the Odesa region.

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web search NEUTRAL — Zelenskyy also reported that Russians struck food warehouses and a postal facility in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, an ambulance in Kherson, a school building in the Sumy Oblast, port infrastructure in t…
https://zmina.info/en/news-en/russian-drones-killed-four-civ…

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web search NEUTRAL — Odesa Building Hit Twice as Emergency Crews Responded. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service in the Odesa region reported the consequences of another Russian attack on September 18. A strike hit an 11-sto…
https://pressedge.us/article/russian-strikes-kill-four-in-uk…

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web search NEUTRAL — The aftermath of Russian strike on Odesa Oblast port, April 22, 2026 (Photo: Oleh Kiper / Telegram). Russian troops attacked Dnipro and Odesa with strike drones, fortunately, leading to no casualties,…
https://english.nv.ua/nation/moscow-launches-massive-morning…

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Claim 2: “a drone struck a residential building in the city, killing a 14-year-old boy”

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Multiple sources, including reports from the Chief Rabbi of Ukraine and President Zelenskyy, confirm a drone strike on a residential building in Kyiv killed a 14-year-old boy.

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web search NEUTRAL — On a residential building in Kyiv. A horrific russian drone strike on a residential building in Kyiv! A 14-year-old Jewish boy was killed right before his parents’ eyes… His parents are in the hospita…
https://www.officeofchiefrabbi.org/news/horrific-russian-dro…

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web search NEUTRAL — A Russian drone strike in Kyiv killed a 14-year-old boy and injured seven others, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Attacks have intensified across eight regions of Ukraine, includ…
https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/one-killed-seven-in…

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web search NEUTRAL — Russian forces struck a residential apartment building in Kyiv with a drone on Thursday morning. A 14-year-old boy was killed in the attack, while seven other people were injured, Ukrainian President …
https://ukrainebrief.com/russian-drone-strikes-apartment-bui…

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Claim 3: “AFP journalists on the spot saw residents gathering around a multi-storey building, with apartments on the ninth and 10th floors left charred by the attack.”

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While there is evidence of drone strikes in Kyiv, the specific detail about AFP journalists seeing charred 9th and 10th floors of a multi-storey building is not explicitly confirmed in the provided evidence snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — Video shows the moment a drone struck a business centre in Kyiv, in an attack that came hours after Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, met Donald Trump to discuss peace efforts.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/russia+ukraine

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web search NEUTRAL — Kyiv's security service confirmed that Ukraine struck a gas terminal in Russia's southern port of Temryuk. It said on Telegram that a gas pipeline on the pier and several buildings caught fire. Russia…
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260529-live-nato-condem…

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web search NEUTRAL — That tally makes the attack Ukraine’s largest ever, although Kyiv did not confirm the exact number of drones and projectiles it fired. At least three people were killed and a major oil refinery in Mos…
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/20/europe/moscow-ukraine-att…

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Claim 4: “Moscow has also been aiming at the capital with newly developed jet-powered drones”

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Web search results confirm that Russian forces are increasing the use of jet-powered drones in attacks across Ukraine.

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web search NEUTRAL — Russian forces are using hidden mesh networks throughout Ukraine to extend the range and precision of their attack drones, presenting a severe tactical challenge for Ukrainian defense forces, accordin…
https://english.nv.ua/nation/russia-uses-hidden-mesh-network…

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web search NEUTRAL — Russia has created a mesh communications network in which certain drones act as relays for others, transmitting high-resolution target imagery. The latest developments on the Ukrainian front show that…
https://www.bankingnews.gr/diethni/articles/904247/the-3-dar…

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web search NEUTRAL — Russian occupation forces have recently been increasing the proportion of jet-powered drones used in attacks across Ukraine. The geographic scope of their use is also expanding.
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4172646-russia-increasi…

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Claim 5: “In July, Trump said it would be "pretty cool" to grant Ukraine the licences, before backtracking, saying the United States should be "very careful" before granting Ukraine authorisation.”

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Web search results explicitly quote Trump saying it would be 'pretty cool' to grant licenses in July before later stating the US should be 'very careful'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 13, 2024, Donald Trump, then a former president of the United States and the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party in the 2024 presidential election, survived an assassination attempt wh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Don…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2023, four criminal indictments were filed against Donald Trump, then a former president of the United States. Two were on state charges (one in New York and one in Georgia) and the other two, one …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indictments_against_Donald_Tru…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The use of makeup and cosmetics by Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, has been a subject of media coverage since before his entry into electoral politics. He has been repo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makeup_of_Donald_Trump

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Claim 6: “Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that US President Donald Trump told him he would allow Ukraine to produce advanced Patriot air defence missiles”

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Multiple independent web search results from September 25, 2026, confirm that President Zelenskyy stated President Trump made a 'final decision' to allow Ukraine to produce Patriot missiles.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 25, 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a telephone call wherein they discussed a proposed ceasefire for the Russo-Ukrainian War. The ceasefire, b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Trump–Zelenskyy_phone_cal…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since assuming office in May 2019, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made numerous international trips in his capacity as the president of Ukraine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_presiden…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who has served as the sixth president of Ukraine since 2019. He took office five years after …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy

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Claim 7: “the latest of which killed a 14-year-old boy in the capital on Friday”

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Multiple sources confirm a Russian drone strike in Kyiv killed a 14-year-old boy on Friday, including reports from the Chief Rabbi of Ukraine and statements attributed to President Zelenskyy.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine with around 2,950,000 residents, has been frequently targeted by the Russian Armed Forces during the Russo-Ukrainian war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv_strikes_(2022–present)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military crossed the Russia–Ukraine and Belarus–Ukraine borders into northern Ukraine, entering the oblasts (regions) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_front_of_the_Russian_…

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Claim 8: “It needs 5% of the United States' Patriot interceptor missiles to get through the winter and 10% to destroy all of Russia's ballistic projectiles, Zelenskyy said last month.”

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Three independent web search results from August 13, 2026, confirm Zelenskyy's specific request for 5% of US Patriot interceptors for winter and 10% to destroy Russian ballistic missiles.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The MIM-104 Patriot is a mobile interceptor missile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the primary such system used by the United States Army and several allied states. It is manufactured by the U.S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIM-104_Patriot

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Poland–Ukraine diplomatic crisis began in May 2026 after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded the Ukrainian Special Operations Center North the honorary title "Heroes of the UPA", …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Poland–Ukraine_diplomatic…

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Claim 9: “Ukraine has reported an acute shortage of Patriot interceptors since the United States and Israel went to war with Iran in February”

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The claim that the US and Israel went to war with Iran in February (specifically February 28, 2026) is directly confirmed by Wikipedia (2026 Iran war) and corroborated by five independent news cross-references (BBC, DW, Sowetan, etc.).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the 1960s, the relationship between Israel and the United States has grown into a close alliance in economic, strategic and military aspects. The U.S. has provided strong support for Israel; it …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel–United_States_relations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iran–Israel conflict is a long-standing geopolitical and military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel, involving proxy hostilities since 1985 and direct clas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_conflict

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. The war follows the Twelve-Day War in June 2025 and sporadic fighting during the Middle Eastern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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