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title: "NATO Commander: Deliveries of Patriot Missiles and PURL Packages to Ukraine Proceed Without Delay"
description: "The NATO commander stated that the US is supplying Ukraine with Patriot missiles and PURL packages without delay. At the same time, Zelenskyy reported that Kyiv is still waiting for the Pentagon's signature."
date: 2026-10-30T14:25:16.909Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/nato-patriot-missile-deliveries-ukraine
tags: [nato, ukraine, patriot, air-defense, purl, military-aid]
author: "Marina Slivenko"
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# NATO Commander: Deliveries of Patriot Missiles and PURL Packages to Ukraine Proceed Without Delay

![Military trucks with Patriot missile systems under a cloudy sky](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/30/nato-postavka-raket-patriot-ukraine/nato-postavka-raket-patriot-ukraine-1.webp)

## Key Points

- NATO Commander Grynkewich stated that deliveries of Patriot missiles and PURL packages are proceeding without delay, with the latest shipment received last week
- According to him, every request for the transfer of weapons to a third party has been approved
- The Ukrainian Defense Minister urged partners to transfer 10% of their interceptor stockpiles for Patriot and IRIS-T
- Zelenskyy reported that Ukraine has been waiting for about a month for the Pentagon chief's signature on Patriot and NASAMS missile supplies

Top NATO military commander General Alexus Grynkewich stated that the United States continues to supply air defense missiles for Patriot systems to Ukraine «without delay», along with weapons packages funded by European partners under the PURL initiative. According to RBC-Ukraine citing Bloomberg, he announced this during a public speech.

### «Deliveries are continuing»

According to Grynkewich, the latest shipment was received literally last week. The commander declined to disclose the quantity and types of missiles being transferred, but emphasized that the process is not stopping. «Everything has been delivered; in fact, we received a shipment just within the last week. I won't get into information about the quantity or types of missiles, but deliveries are continuing», he stated.

### Nothing delayed under PURL

Separately, Grynkewich noted that nothing included in the «PURL package paid for by European allies» has been delayed. He also reported that every single request for the transfer of weapons to a third party submitted to the US government has been approved. «We continue to work on filling future assistance packages. We are putting significant effort into this», the NATO commander added.

### Kyiv's appeal to partners

The statement came against the backdrop of Ukrainian Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara's appeal to international partners to consider transferring 10% of their own interceptor stockpiles to Ukraine. Specifically, this concerns missiles for Patriot and IRIS-T air defense systems, the procurement of which Kyiv is financing through a European Union loan.

### Expected Pentagon signature

Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Ukraine has been waiting for almost a month for Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth's signature on the supply of missiles for Patriot and NASAMS air defense systems. According to the head of state, Kyiv plans to hold negotiations with Washington to resolve this issue. Thus, the public rhetoric about «delay-free» supplies from NATO coexists with Ukrainian statements regarding formally uncompleted procedures for certain arms batches.

## Accounts differ

### Progress of air defense missile supplies and presence of delays

- **General Alexus Grynkewich (NATO Commander):** Deliveries of Patriot missiles and PURL packages are proceeding without delay, the latest shipment was received last week, all third-party weapons transfer requests have been approved ([rbc.ua](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/zhodnih-zatrimok-nato-zrobili-zayavu-shchodo-1793369399.html))
- **President Volodymyr Zelenskyy:** Ukraine has been waiting for almost a month for Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth's signature on the supply of missiles for Patriot and NASAMS air defense systems ([rbc.ua](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/zhodnih-zatrimok-nato-zrobili-zayavu-shchodo-1793369399.html))

*Where they agree:* The US and partners continue to transfer air defense weapons to Ukraine, including under PURL

## Fact-Check & Sources

- [Никаких задержек: в НАТО сделали заявление о поставке Украине ракет для Patriot](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/zhodnih-zatrimok-nato-zrobili-zayavu-shchodo-1793369399.html) - The NATO commander's statement about delay-free deliveries; in the same text — Zelenskyy's tone-contradicting statement about a month-long wait for the Pentagon signature

## FAQ

### Who stated that Patriot missile deliveries are proceeding without delay?

Top NATO military commander General Alexus Grynkewich stated this, according to RBC-Ukraine citing Bloomberg.

### What is PURL in the context of supplies?

PURL is an initiative under which European partners pay for weapons packages for Ukraine. Grynkewich stated that nothing paid for under PURL has been delayed.

### What did Zelenskyy say about the supplies?

The President of Ukraine reported that Kyiv has been waiting for almost a month for Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth's signature on the supply of Patriot and NASAMS missiles and plans negotiations with Washington.