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Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine poses a serious threat to UK prosperity and security. We are proud to be a leading partner in providing vital support to Ukraine.

In total, the UK has committed up to £21.8 billion for Ukraine:

• £13 billion in military support (including our £2.26 billionÌýERAÌýLoan contribution)
• up to £5.3 billion in non-military support (including bilateral assistance and fiscal guarantees)Ìý
• £3.5 billion cover limit in export finance (via UK Export Finance for reconstruction and defence projects) Ìý

Diplomacy

• the UK, alongside France, is jointly leadingÌýCoalition of the WillingÌýnations’ efforts to support Ukraine’s future security. TheÌýPrime Minister joined over thirty other Coalition of the Willing leaders inÌýmarking the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion by reaffirming security guarantees agreed in Paris in January (24 February 2026)
• the UK, France, and Ukraine signed ²¹ÌýDeclaration of Intent relating to the deployment of multinational forcesÌýto Ukraine in the event of a ceasefireÌý(6 January 2026)
• ³Ù³ó±ðÌýUK-Ukraine 100 Year PartnershipÌýis fostering broader and closer collaboration across 9 key pillars, including defence and security, science and technology, and economy and trade (signed at leader-level on 16 January 2025)
• British Embassy Kyiv hosted a policy forum to mark ³Ù³ó±ðÌýfirst-year anniversary of the 100 Year PartnershipÌýand demonstrate our ambition across political, defence, innovation and recovery pillars.Ìý (16 January 2026)
• the Foreign Secretary welcomed Foreign Minister Sybiha to London for ³Ù³ó±ðÌýUK-Ukraine Strategic Dialogue, where they discussed foreign and security policy priorities for the year ahead (13 November 2025)
• ³Ù³ó±ðÌýÌý³¦´Ç²Ô»å±ð³¾²Ô¾±²Ô²µ:
  • Russia’s forcible deportation of Ukrainian children: 3 December 2025
  • Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: 24 February 2026, 24 February 2025, 23 February 2023 and 2 March 2022
  • Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s critical energy infrastructure, including nuclear facilities: 24 July 2024
  • Russia’s attempted illegal annexation of 4 eastern Ukrainian regions: 12 October 2022
• ·É±ðÌýregularly use the UN Security Council to condemn Russia’s attacks on UkraineÌýand reaffirm that Russian disinformation, false accusations and violations of UNSC resolutions and the UN Charter, in addition to wider attempts to undermine the multilateral system, will not deter our steadfast support for Ukraine
• we use ³Ù³ó±ðÌýÌýas a forum to hold Russia accountable:
  • Minister Doughty reaffirmed the UK’s continued support for Ukraine at a Reinforced Permanent Council on 24 February 2026 to mark four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion
  • UK representatives sit across the table from the Russian delegation to deliver interventions every week, calling out malign Russian behaviour, combatting disinformation and isolating it diplomatically
  • we have supported the OSCE’s Support Programme for Ukraine financially andÌýÌý(known as the Moscow Mechanism), which have published 5 reports since February 2022
• we support ³Ù³ó±ðÌýInternational Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA)Ìý efforts to strengthen nuclear safety and security in Ukraine, particularly at Ukraine’s ZNPP (Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant). We hold Russia directly accountable for the nuclear safety and security challenges Ukraine now faces, including those resulting from Russia’s missile strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid. We supported ³Ù³ó±ðÌý5 March 2026 resolutionÌýat the Board of Governors (5 March 2026)

Military

• to date, the UK has committed £10.8 billion in military support for Ukraine since the invasion and we will sustainÌý£3 billion a year in military aid until 2030 to 2031Ìýand for as long as it takes (announced on 10 July 2024)
• we are contributingÌý£2.26 billion to the G7 ‘Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration’ Loans for Ukraine, to be repaid using profits generated by seized Russian assets. Two thirds of the UK’s contribution has been disbursed to Ukraine (14 April 2025)
• last year, the UK spent an unprecedentedÌý£4.5 billion in support of Ukraine(16 January 2025)
• so far this year, we have committed over £600 million in air defence support, including £150 million for the NATO Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List to protect Ukraine against Russia’s attacks against energy infrastructure and homes (27 March 2026)
• ·É±ðÌýannounced the biggest ever drone package for Ukraine at the most recent UCDG, delivering at least 120,000 drones for Ukraine this year (15 April 2026)
• our UK-Ukraine Defence Industrial Support TreatyÌýexpandedÌýthe range of military equipment that could be funded by drawing on £3.5 billion of export finance (signed on 19 July 2024). This has enabled a deal worthÌý£1.6 billion that will see Thales supply 5,000 lightweight multirole missilesÌýmanufactured in Belfast (10 July 2025).ÌýHundreds of theseÌýLMMsÌýhave now been delivered five months ahead of scheduleÌý(10 October 2025)
• a newÌýUK-Ukraine agreement to share battlefield technologyÌýwill boost UK drone production for Ukraine (23 June 2025)
• we have trained over 62,000 Ukrainian personnel in the UK under Operation INTERFLEXÌý
• we administer the International Fund for Ukraine to procure military equipment:Ìýover £2.6 billion has been pledged to the International Fund for Ukraine to date

Non-military

• the UK’s non-military commitments to Ukraine since the start of the invasion come to over £5.3 billion. This includes:
  • up toÌý£4.1 billion in fiscal support through World Bank loan guaranteesÌýto bolster Ukraine’s economic stability and support vital public services. This includes a multi-year commitment announced at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in 2023
  • up to £1.2 billion committed in bilateral assistance, includingÌýup to £283 million in bilateral assistanceÌýin 2025 to 2026, to fund humanitarian, energy, stabilisation, reform, recovery and reconstruction programmes

Humanitarian

• the UK is one of Ukraine’s leading bilateral donors and has committedÌýup to £577 million in humanitarian assistanceÌýfor Ukraine and the region since the start of the full-scale invasion (12 September 2025)
• ²¹Ìýcommitment of £5.7 millionÌýto provide humanitarian aid to frontline communities (24 February 2026)
• we have committed at least £100 million in humanitarian assistance in 2025 to 2026, from whichÌý£10 million has been allocated to the Ukraine Humanitarian FundÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý£8 million for targeted winter assistanceÌý(3 December 2025 and 12 November 2025)
• since the full-scale invasion, we have provided £15.15 million to HALO Trust for mine action, including ²¹Ìý£2.25 million contract extension this year, to support their work in Ukraine, with Mines Advisory Group and Ukrainian Deminers Association as downstream partners. Our demining efforts have released over 1,030,783 sqm of land and provided Explosive Ordnance Risk Education to 126,790 beneficiaries (June 2022 to end December 2025).

Recovery and reconstruction

• our contributions to ³Ù³ó±ðÌýÌý(MIGA), part of the World Bank group, and to ³Ù³ó±ðÌý, continue to expand critical war risk insurance cover, boosting trade and investment into Ukraine
• our £3.5 billion cover limit in export finance via UK Export Finance has supported critical reconstruction projects in Ukraine. This support has already enabled ³Ù³ó±ðÌýreconstruction of 6 key bridgesÌýin the Kyiv region and ³Ù³ó±ðÌýdelivery of mine countermeasure vessels
• through our development finance institution, British International Investment (BII), we are working in partnership with ³Ù³ó±ðÌýÌýto make trade finance available to support critical imports and exports to and from Ukraine.ÌýBIIÌýwill provide €30 million for MHP, a leading Ukrainian agribusiness, to safeguard jobs and boost resilience in the food and agriculture sectors (10 July 2025)
• up toÌý£10.5 million for the Governance Reform ProgrammeÌýwill support efforts on rule of law, justice and anti-corruption (10 July 2025)
• ²¹Ìý£25 million social recovery programmeÌýwill support Ukraine to build more inclusive and efficient social protection systems and revitalise community and family-based services (7 February 2025)
• ²¹Ìý£50 million economic recovery programmeÌýwill unlock hundreds of millions of pounds worth of private lending to bolster the growth and resilience of small and medium businesses in Ukraine (£40 million announced 12 January 2025, £10 million boost announced 5 February 2025)

Energy

• overall, the UK has committed over £490 million for energy security and resilience in UkraineÌýthrough grant, in-kind support and loan guarantees
• as part of this, we have committed £173 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund to support repairs, protection and power generation
• this includesÌý£87 million in energy supportÌýannounced since September to support repairs and replacement of power generation infrastructure and put in place critical protection (24 February 2026, 16 January 2026, 12 November 2025 and 12 September 2025)
• a furtherÌý£1 million in support of Ukraine’s Green Transition OfficeÌýwas confirmed at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in July 2025
• we have committedÌý£17 million for a second round of the UK’s Innovate Ukraine Green Energy Competition, bringing our total investment to £33 million. This will support UK and Ukrainian innovators to help rebuild a greener and more resilient energy grid (5 February 2025)
• we provided ²¹Ìýloan guarantee of £181 million, through UK Export Finance, to enable the supply of nuclear fuelÌýfrom Urenco to help power Ukraine and maintain its independence from Russian fuel (18 July 2024)

Sanctions

• the UK has sanctioned over 3,200 individuals, entities and ships under ³Ù³ó±ðÌýRussia sanctions regime, over 3,000 of which have been sanctioned since Putin’s full-scale invasion
• the UK interdicted the Shadow Fleet, allowing the British military to board Shadow Fleet vessels transiting UK waters (25 March 2026)
• as of February 2026, the UK has specified 595 vessels under the Russia sanctions regime, including 568 oil tankers
• UK, US and EU sanctions have denied Russia access to at least $450 billion since February 2022. By one estimate that’s equivalent to around 2 more years of funding for the invasion
• between October 2024 and September 2025, UK imports from and exports to Russia of all goods dropped by 98.1% and 97.5% compared to 2021
• this government has imposed sanctions against:
  • 35 individuals and entities involved in the production of Russian drones and the nefarious networks that are exploiting vulnerable migrants from across the globe to support Russia’s illegal war in UkraineÌý(5 May 2026)Ìý
  • nearly 300 targets, including critical energy revenues and military equipment suppliers. This is the largest Russia sanctions package since the early months of 2022 (24 February 2026)
  • 24 more targets across the Russian oil, military and financial sectors. This includes Russia’s largest remaining unsanctioned oil companies, following the targeting ofÌýRussia’s 2 largest oil producers, Rosneft and Lukoil, in October (18 December 2025 and 15 October 2025)
  • 7 entities and individuals for their role in destabilising UkraineÌý(9 December 2025)

War crimes and justice

• the UK has provided £16.5 million to support Ukraine’s domestic war crimes investigations
• we have also given anÌýadditional £2.3 million to the International Criminal Court
• we have committed more than £2.8 million to support Ukrainian efforts to facilitate the return and reintegration of children forcibly deported by Russia, including a pilot tracing mechanism which has identified over 600 additional children since the beginning of September
• we continue to support efforts to establish ²¹ÌýÌýagainst Ukraine. We welcome the signing of the bilateral agreement between Ukraine and the Council of Europe (25 June 2025), and Ukraine’s subsequent ratification of the agreement (15 July 2025)
• we are a founding member and Chair of the Conference of Participants of ³Ù³ó±ðÌý, which allows Ukrainians to record losses, injury or damage as a result of the war
• we have signed the Council of Europe Convention on the Establishment of anÌýInternational Claims Commission for UkraineÌý(16 December 2025). This will assess the claims submitted under the Register of Damage and pave the way for potential future compensation pay outs to those who have suffered loss, injury or damage as a result of Russia’s invasion

Trade

• ³Ù³ó±ðÌýUK-Ukraine Digital Trade Agreement entered into forceÌýfacilitating duty-free digital content trade (1 September 2024)
• ³Ù³ó±ðÌýUK-Ukraine TechBridge delivers projects in mutual trade, investment, innovation research and digital skills development
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• our provision of military equipment to deter attacks andÌýÌýhasÌýsupported the Black Sea maritime corridorÌýand enabled Ukraine to keep exporting its goods.ÌýÌý– crucial for global food security and Ukraine’s economy
• ±«°­-±«°ì°ù²¹¾±²Ô±ðÌýPolitical, Free Trade and Strategic PartnershipÌýAgreement enables UK businesses to benefit fromÌýÌý(tariffs on eggs and poultry extended until 31 March 2028) (19 January 2026)

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Ukrainians in the UK

• Ìý234,500 Ukrainians have arrived in the UK, including 174,900 through Homes for Ukraine (as ofÌý31 December 2025)
• the Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) scheme opened on 4 February 2025Ìýproviding an additional 18 months permission and a continuation of the same rights and entitlements for Ukrainians in the UK on the Ukraine schemes. 133,519ÌýUPEÌýapplications have been granted (as of 31 December 2025)
• the Government announced on 1 September 2025 that ³Ù³ó±ðÌýUPEÌýscheme will be extended by an additional 24 months. This means individuals coming to the end of their initial 18 months’ permission underÌýUPEÌýwill be able to apply for a further 24 months under the scheme, totalling 3.5 years underÌýUPE
• the Government also announced on 24 February 2026 that the application window forÌýUPEÌýapplications will increase from 28-days to 90-days before an applicant’s current permission expires
• English language and employment supportÌýis being provided by the UK government-funded STEP programme, a free, 12 or 24 weeks virtual programme open to all Ukrainians living in the UK on one of the humanitarian UK visa schemes

Contact:Ìýfcdo.correspondence@fcdo.gov.uk