The Ministry of Finance reported that the European Union has transferred another tranche of financial assistance worth 4.36 billion euro to Ukraine under the Ukraine Support Loan (USL).
Allocation of the new tranche
Of this amount, 3.7 billion euro is macro-financial assistance, and a further 660 million euro is earmarked for defence needs. “In the face of continuous Russian attacks, this support is critically important for strengthening our defence capability and preserving the state’s financial resilience. We will direct the funds to priority budget expenditures and the immediate needs of the Defence Forces,” Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi said.
The total size of the programme is 90 billion euro for 2026−2027, intended to support the budget and defence. Part of the funds will already be allocated to priority budget expenditures and the needs of the security sector.
Accumulated amount and plans for 2026
With the new tranche, the total amount of financial support received by Ukraine under the USL’s budget component stands at 7.7 billion euro, of which 6.9 billion euro is in the form of macro-financial assistance. Ukraine received the first tranche of macro-financial assistance, amounting to 3.2 billion euro, in June 2026.
In 2026, up to 45 billion euro of support is envisaged under the Ukraine Support Loan, of which 16.7 billion euro is for meeting budgetary needs and 28.3 billion euro is for strengthening defence capability (15.8 billion euro has already been mobilised). Budget financing is provided through EU macro-financial assistance and the Ukraine Facility, with each mechanism envisaging up to 8.35 billion euro in 2026. “In the conditions of a full-scale war, the timely arrival of international financing is critically important for the stability of public finances. The 3.7 billion euro received make it possible to meet budgetary obligations and preserve domestic resources to fund the security and defence sector,” said Ukraine’s Minister of Finance Serhiy Marchenko.
