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The partners announced $4 billion in new military aid for Ukraine following a meeting in the ‘Ramstein’ format

Katerina Melnychenko
Katerina Melnychenko Deputy Editor-in-Chief
The partners announced $4 billion in new military aid for Ukraine following a meeting in the ‘Ramstein’ format
The 35th meeting of the Contact Group on Defence Issues in Ukraine, held in the ‘Ramstein’ format, took place on 18 June 2026.
Following the 35th meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, the partners announced new military aid packages worth approximately 4 billion dollars.

This was announced by Ukraine’s Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov on Telegram.

According to Mykhailo Fedorov, the new aid to Ukraine is focused on several priority areas. These include the PURL programme, strengthening air defence, long-range artillery and Ukrainian drones.

The total value of the announced support packages could exceed $4 billion. Separately, the allies have pledged $1 billion in contributions under the PURL programme.

What the PURL programme entails

PURL, or the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List, is a mechanism through which Ukraine receives priority weapons and equipment. In this instance, a significant portion of the funds will be allocated to missiles for the Patriot systems.

Almost $1 billion is set to go specifically to the PURL. The largest contributions in this area have been announced by Germany, Norway, the Netherlands and Sweden.

In addition, Germany is allocating $200 million to the JUMPSTART mechanism for long-term procurement of missiles for the Patriot system.

How much funding will be allocated to artillery

The partners plan to allocate around $540 million towards the procurement of extended-range artillery ammunition.

According to the Ministry of Defence, Norway, Denmark, Spain, Lithuania and Luxembourg are joining this initiative.

What support is planned for drones

Over $1 billion is to be invested in unmanned systems.

The UK will fund the purchase of 150,000 Ukrainian drones. The Netherlands will support the purchase of cruise missile drones for the Defence Forces, whilst Norway will contribute to the acquisition of maritime drones.

What else will the Defence Forces receive?

Partners are also continuing to fund the strengthening of air defence, electronic warfare capabilities, infantry fighting vehicles, training centres and other critically important capabilities of the Ukrainian Defence Forces.

Fedorov thanked President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his leadership in securing international support, as well as the partner countries that continue to assist Ukraine.

The 35th meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine’s Defence in the ‘Ramstein’ format took place on 18 June 2026.

The day before, Fedorov had stated that Ukraine was working to secure additional military aid from its allies. Among the key requirements, he cited air defence, long-range capabilities, artillery and drones.

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