Today, the European Commission has released €2.9 billion to Ukraine to support financing needs and maintain the functioning of the country's public administration, as it continues to defend itself against Russia's war of aggression. This amount includes €800 million to be provided for the first time under the Ukraine Facility component of the Ukraine Support Loan .
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said: "As Ukraine defends itself against Russia's aggression, it also continues to deliver comprehensive reforms under the Ukraine Plan. With today's disbursement, we are helping safeguard Ukraine's financial stability and supporting investments that will underpin its future recovery. Because European solidarity means concrete support. Europe will stand by Ukraine's side for as long as it takes."
This marks the eighth disbursement under the Ukraine Facility , the EU's main instrument to support Ukraine's recovery, reform agenda and progress towards EU membership. With this latest payment, total EU support provided under the Ukraine Plan will reach over €32 billion (including external contributions from Member States and partner countries and funds channelled through the Plan from the Ukraine Support Loan), equivalent to almost 70% of the current funding available under the Facility's first pillar. For the first time, this instalment also includes a top up from the additional €8.35 billion provided under the Ukraine Support Loan for 2026.
This disbursement follows Ukraine's successful implementation of reforms across several strategic sectors, including judiciary, financial markets, human capital, business environment, energy, transport, agriculture and the green transition.
Following the Commission's assessment of Ukraine's payment request on 24 August, the Council concluded that Ukraine had successfully fulfilled three reform steps linked to the eighth instalment, together with one outstanding reform step from the fifth instalment, three reform steps from the seventh instalment, and three reform steps brought forward from the ninth instalment.
For the rest of 2026, Ukraine still has €33.7 billion available in financial support: €29.3 billion remain available for disbursement under the Ukraine Support Loan, consisting of €16.6 billion to support Ukraine's defence industrial capacity and €12.7 billion in budget support. In addition, €4.4 billion in budget support is still available under the initial Ukraine Facility for this year. This means that more than €17 billion in budget support is available for 2026, subject to the fulfilment of the relevant conditions outlined in the Ukraine Plan and the Memorandum of Understanding.
The timely implementation of the reforms and policy conditions jointly agreed by the European Union and Ukraine is key to proceed with the corresponding disbursements as planned, including under the Macro-Financial Assistance programme and the Ukraine Facility .
The European Commission remains fully committed to delivering the €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan foreseen for 2026 and 2027, as well as the remaining funds under the initial Ukraine Facility.
Background
The Ukraine Facility, the European Union's main financial support instrument for Ukraine, entered into force on 1 March 2024 and provides over €50 billion in grants and loans to support Ukraine over the period 2024-2027 (excluding external contributions received from Member States and partner countries as well as funds stemming from the Ukraine Support Loan). Funding under the Ukraine Facility is designed to bolster Ukraine's macro-financial stability, recovery and modernisation, keep its public administration running, and support its reform efforts.
As part of the Ukraine Facility, the Ukraine Plan provides a clear calendar of the reforms that must be adopted by pre-agreed deadlines, with disbursements tied to Ukraine meeting the Plan's targets. EU Member States, third countries and international organisations can make voluntary contributions to the Ukraine Facility. Sweden has already made additional voluntary contributions to Pillar I of the Facility, the Ukraine Plan. Norway will soon become the first third country to follow.
The Ukraine Facility also serves as one of the channels through which support under the Ukraine Support loan is provided. The €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan covers Ukraine's needs over 2026 and 2027. Of the €90 billion, €60 billion is for strengthening Ukraine's defence capabilities and defence industrial capacity and €30 billion is in budget support to help keep the state functioning, maintain essential public services and strengthen economic resilience.
Following Ukraine's submission of its Financing Strategy in March 2026, the Council adopted an implementing decision on 23 April 2026, allocating up to €45 billion for 2026. This includes €16.7 billion in budget support, split equally between the Ukraine Facility and Macro-Financial Assistance , with each amounting to up to €8.35 billion, and €28.3 billion for defence industrial capacities.
Since 2022, the EU and its Member States have provided €227.4 billion in overall support to Ukraine, including €3.8 billion from the proceeds of immobilised Russian assets.
