The European Union transfers an additional 3.3 billion euros to Ukraine to purchase drones and missiles

Von der Leyen explained that the money is allocated to purchase drones and missiles, including American Patriot systems. She said: “Tomorrow, we will transfer to Ukraine an additional 3.3 billion euros to purchase missiles and drones.”

She pointed out that the European Commission agreed last week to finance the purchase of Patriot systems within the framework of a loan to support Ukraine. The Commission had announced at the time the allocation of 6.1 billion euros to buy Ukraine air and missile defense means, in addition to ammunition, drones, and electronic warfare equipment.

The President of the Commission revealed the Union's intention to use the remaining funds from the European SAFE program to launch a new program for joint defense projects between the European Union and Ukraine.

She added that the European Union has mobilized nearly 15 billion euros in aid to Ukraine since the beginning of the year, stressing that it is continuing to continue funding.

The European Union had previously approved a loan to Ukraine worth 90 billion euros for the period 2026-2027. 60 billion of it is allocated to strengthen defense capabilities and industries, and 30 billion is allocated to support the budget.