Zelenskyy said he hasn\u2019t yet received a reply to a letter he sent earlier this week to President Donald Trump and Congress asking for more of the American-made ammunition. He warned that deliveries to Ukraine are falling dangerously short as the Iran war<\/a> diverts and depletes U.S. stocks<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI believe (the U.S.) must act quicker. We are being very persistent,\u201d Zelenskyy told reporters during a visit to Sweden.<\/p>\n Zelenskyy is keen to secure more deliveries of foreign weaponry that it can\u2019t produce itself as it battles Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion<\/a>, which began on Feb. 24, 2022. In exchange, he\u2019s offering to share the cutting-edge drone expertise<\/a> that Ukraine has built up during the war.<\/p>\n Russia has used its long-range ballistic missiles to damage Ukraine\u2019s power grid<\/a> and hammer cities.<\/p>\n The Ukrainian capital is bracing for further heavy bombardments. But no foreign diplomats are known to have heeded Moscow\u2019s recommendation to leave Kyiv before what the Russian Foreign Ministry said earlier this week would be upcoming \u201csystemic strikes\u201d on Kyiv.<\/p>\n The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said Thursday that all diplomatic missions in the capital have continued operations.<\/p>\n In this image made from video provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, a Russian serviceman launches a drone for an action in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)\n<\/p>\n Sweden\u2019s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson receives Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, at the F16 air flotilla in Uppsala, Sweden, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (Christine Olsson\/TT News Agency via AP)\n<\/p>\n Sweden\u2019s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, right, and Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy give a joint news conference at the F16 air flotilla in Uppsala, Sweden, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (Christine Olsson\/TT News Agency via AP)\n<\/p>\n Sweden\u2019s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, right, and Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy give a joint news conference at the F16 air flotilla in Uppsala, Sweden, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (Christine Olsson\/TT News Agency via AP)\n<\/p>\n Show Caption<\/p>\n 1 of 4<\/p>\n In this image made from video provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, a Russian serviceman launches a drone for an action in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)\n<\/p>\n Expand<\/a> Ukraine plans to buy 20 advanced Gripen fighter jets from Sweden for $2.9 billion, with Sweden also donating 16 older Gripen models once the purchase goes through, Zelenskyy announced on his trip to Sweden.<\/p>\n The money for the jets will come out of a $105 billion loan to Ukraine that the European Union recently approved<\/a>, Zelenskyy said during a trip to Sweden.<\/p>\n The combat aircraft will be especially helpful in stopping Russian planes that launch powerful glide bombs at Ukraine, he said at an aircraft hangar standing in front of Gripen jets alongside Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.<\/p>\n Ukraine will get the older models early next year and the new models from 2030, Kristersson said. The planes will be equipped with weaponry, and Sweden will provide maintenance and training, he said.<\/p>\n Ukraine eventually wants 150 Gripen jets, Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Sweden is \u201cextremely eager\u201d to learn from Ukraine\u2019s drone warfare experience, Kristersson said.<\/p>\n Ukrainian drones limiting Russian advances, analysts say<\/p>\n Zelenskyy says Ukrainian specialists have helped countries in the Middle East<\/a> \u2014 specifically the Gulf Arab region \u2014 strengthen their air defenses during the Iran war. They have helped at American military bases in the Middle East as well, he says.<\/p>\n Ukraine has also entered into joint drone production agreements with countries in the European Union, which fears that Russian President Vladimir Putin has military ambitions beyond Ukraine.<\/p>\n Ukrainian drones that patrol the 780-mile front line and strike deeper at supply routes have pinned back Russia\u2019s bigger army.<\/p>\n \u201cUkraine\u2019s successful midrange and front-line drone strike campaigns are limiting Russia\u2019s ability to transport personnel to the front line and to supply and sustain front-line positions,\u201d the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, said in an assessment late Wednesday.<\/p>\n Russia has occupied about 20% of Ukraine so far. That includes the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia seized in 2014. The cost of capturing that land has been huge, with the head of the U.K. intelligence agency GCHQ<\/a> saying Wednesday that almost 500,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the conflict.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Russia_Ukraine_57963.jpg\"\/)
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