Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umerov has announced the results of the NATO summit for our country and listed specific agreements with partners.
According to Umerov, Ukraine has received five state-of-the-art air defence batteries, including four Patriot batteries and a Samp/T battery from the United States, Germany, Romania, the Netherlands and Italy. In addition, the United States, Canada, Norway, Spain, the United Kingdom and other allies will provide dozens of tactical air defence systems: NASAMS, HAWK, IRIS T-SLM, IRIS T-SLS and Gepard.
As for military assistance, a dozen countries have announced military support packages:
- The United States has provided a $225 million aid package that includes the Patriot system, missiles for it, missiles for NASAMS, artillery ammunition, and anti-tank missiles.
- Norway will provide spare parts for Sea King helicopters, 6 F-16 aircraft, and NOK 1 billion ($93 million) to finance air defence systems.
- Canada announced a new aid package worth CAD 500 million (USD 366 million).
- Australia has provided the largest military aid package since the start of the full-scale invasion, worth AU$250 million ($169 million).
- The Netherlands has allocated 300 million euros for the purchase of ammunition for F-16 fighters.
- Denmark financed the production of 18 Bohdan artillery systems, becoming the first NATO country to directly fund Ukrainian arms and ammunition production.
- Lithuania provided anti-drone systems and 5.56x45 ammunition. The total value of Lithuanian aid since the beginning of the Russian invasion is €1 billion.
- The UK plans to allocate £3 billion annually for military support to Ukraine until 2030/31.
- New Zealand has announced a new military aid package worth NZ$6 million ($3.68 million).
- Germany has donated a new military aid package that includes the Patriot air defence system, interceptors, artillery shells, drones, military engineering vehicles and other equipment.
At the same time, the International Fund for Ukraine (IFU) group, which unites the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia, Denmark, Iceland, Lithuania, New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden, announced a new contract for the purchase of 120,000 152 mm artillery rounds worth £300 million.