On September 12, the European Parliament received an update on the support provided to Ukraine by the European Union. European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis reported that the total amount of support has reached 118 billion euros.
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According to his statement, this amount includes:
- 25.2 billion euros in macro-financial assistance
- 17 billion euros for supporting Ukrainian refugees in EU countries
- 14 billion euros collected through the Ukraine Facility fund
- 12 billion euros in loans, subsidies, and guarantees from EU countries
A significant portion of the assistance is 43.5 billion euros in military support, of which 6.1 billion euros come from the European Peace Facility. Dombrovskis also mentioned that 60,000 Ukrainian soldiers have already been trained in the EU, with plans to train an additional 15,000 by the end of winter. Furthermore, the EU has fulfilled 70% of its goal to supply Kyiv with 1 million shells.
The EU has allocated 1.4 billion euros from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets for the purchase of priority military equipment for Ukraine, including artillery shells and air defense systems. It is indicated that most of the procured weapons will arrive in Ukraine by the end of 2024.
Additionally, the European Commission is working on implementing the G7 decision to provide Ukraine with 50 billion dollars (approximately 46 billion euros) in funding, partially covered by revenues from blocked Russian assets. The transfer of these funds to Ukraine and EU countries for the supply of priority military equipment, including additional air defense systems and artillery ammunition, has already begun.
