Participants of the 35th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format announced a new $4 billion aid package for Ukraine. Most of the support will be directed toward strengthening air defense, long-range artillery, and unmanned systems.
This was announced by Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
Nearly $1 billion will be allocated through the PURL mechanism, which provides Ukraine with missiles for Patriot air defense systems. The largest contributions to this effort were announced by Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, and Sweden. In addition, Germany is allocating another $200 million to the JUMPSTART mechanism for long-term procurement of Patriot missiles.
Approximately $540 million will be directed toward the purchase of extended-range artillery ammunition. Norway, Denmark, Spain, Lithuania, and Luxembourg are contributing to this initiative.
More than $1 billion will be invested in unmanned systems. The United Kingdom will finance the procurement of 150,000 Ukrainian-made drones, the Netherlands will fund cruise missile drones for the Defense Forces, and Norway will support the procurement of naval drones.
Partners will also continue investing in strengthening air defense, electronic warfare systems, infantry fighting vehicles, training centers, and other critical capabilities of Ukraine’s Defense Forces.
