The European Commission paid Ukraine €2.86bn on 14 October from the defence part of its €90bn Ukraine Support Loan. The payment takes defence disbursements this year to about €15.8bn, according to Commission figures.
The latest tranche covers drones, air defence systems, missiles, radars, electronic warfare systems and ammunition. It leaves €12.54bn of the €28.3bn set aside for Ukraine’s defence industrial capacity in 2026, and the Commission said further payments would follow in the coming weeks.
An earlier €1.24bn tranche, paid on 8 October, went on drones, drone interceptors, drone ammunition and missiles made by Ukrainian companies. Under the loan, Ukraine should in principle buy from Ukrainian, EU or European Economic Area suppliers. Exemptions are allowed where products can’t be sourced there or would take too long to deliver. Member states agreed one such exemption in September so that Ukraine could buy missiles for the US-made Patriot air defence systems.
Ukraine draws the money by submitting contracts signed with defence companies. The Commission checks them against procurement plans agreed with it and member states before paying.
The €90bn loan, established by EU regulation in February and financed by EU borrowing, is split into €60bn for defence and €30bn for budget support across 2026 and 2027.
