Allies agreed to provide Ukraine with nearly $38 billion in defense assistance during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels on 12 February, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said, according to hromadske.
The meeting at NATO headquarters brought together defense ministers from member states of the Ramstein format to coordinate further military support. Discussions focused on strengthening Ukraine’s air defense, financing drones and missiles, expanding joint defense production projects and increasing contributions to the US-led PURL initiative for procuring critical weapons systems.
Most funding targets air defense and drones
Fedorov said most of the newly announced funding would go toward air defense systems, unmanned aerial vehicles and interceptor drones.
UK Defence Secretary John Healey told reporters that partners had formally allocated $35 billion of the nearly $38 billion pledged in total support for Ukraine. He also confirmed that Britain would provide £500 million (around $625 million) in urgent air defence assistance.
Germany tops up Patriot package, pledges €11.5bn for 2026
Allies also agreed to provide 30 PAC-3 interceptor missiles for Ukraine’s Patriot systems. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Berlin was prepared to add five additional PAC-3 missiles to that package, bringing the total to 35 interceptors. He said delivery would be a matter of days.
Pistorius also said Germany would allocate €11.5 billion in support to Ukraine in 2026 and supply long-range drones. He added that Ukraine would require around $60 billion next year to sustain its defense.
