European Commission Disburses €3.3 Billion in Defence Funding to Ukraine

The European Commission disbursed €3.3 billion to Ukraine for defence procurement under the €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan, covering drones and missiles. It is the fourth payment under the loan's defence window and brings the Commission's payments to Ukraine this year to nearly €15 billion. The Ukraine Support Loan includes €30 billion for budgetary aid and €60 billion for defence across 2026-2027. The Commission also said it is ready to use remaining funds from the Security Action for Europe instrument to launch a new joint EU-Ukraine programme to develop a European air and missile defence system.