Zelenskyy: The States did not transfer 20,000 missiles against "Shaheds" to Ukraine, which were negotiated under Biden

Under the previous US administration, Washington and Kyiv agreed to transfer 20,000 missiles against Russian "shaheeds", but the current American government has transferred these weapons to the Middle East, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with ABC News.

The Head of State reported that during the Joe Biden administration, Ukraine and then-US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin agreed on a project to transfer 20,000 missiles to Ukraine to combat Shahed drones.

"It was inexpensive, but it's a special technology. That's why we were counting on these 20,000 missiles. This morning (the interview announcement appeared on June 7. – Ed.) my defense minister told me that the US had transferred them to the Middle East," Zelenskyy noted.

Earlier, on June 4, The Wall Street Journal reported that the United States had diverted key anti-drone technology intended for Ukraine to the American military.

According to media reports, last week the Pentagon "quietly informed" Congress that special detonators for anti-drone missiles are now being allocated to US Air Force units in the Middle East.

• On June 7, Air Force spokesman Ihnat reported that Russia is experiencing a trend toward increasing drone production, with the Russian Federation already using up to 500 drones during night attacks.
• On the night of June 8, Russian occupation forces attacked Ukraine with almost fifty drones and missiles of various types. Air defenses managed to neutralize 40 drones.