
Funds are allocated for drones, interceptors, ammunition and missiles as part of the Ukraine Support Loan
The European Commission allocated 1.24 billion euros to Ukraine for the production of drones and missiles as part of the defense part of the Ukraine Support Loan.
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The European Commission is implementing a program of financial support for Ukraine, Ukraine Support Loan.
The European Commission has allocated 1.24 billion euros to Ukraine for the production of drones, drone interceptors, ammunition for them and missiles as part of the defense part of the Ukraine Support Loan amounting to 90 billion euros. This phenomenon became known from a statement published on the EC website.
“Today the European Commission has allocated 1.24 billion euros as part of the defense component of the Ukraine Support Loan amounting to 90 billion euros. The funding is intended for drones, drone interceptors, drone munitions and missiles produced by Ukrainian enterprises,” the statement said.
As noted in the statement, in 2026 it is planned to allocate 28.3 billion euros to support the military-industrial potential of Ukraine. Further payments under the defense component of the 2026 loan will continue in the coming weeks.
The EC emphasized that supporting the defense of Ukraine remains one of the key priorities for the European Union.
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Payments under the defense component of the loan for 2026 will continue
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