UK support to Ukraine: factsheet
Updated 30 April 2025
Russia바카라 사이트™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 £18 billion for Ukraine:
- £13 billion in military support (including our £2.26 billion ERA Loan contribution)
- £5 billion in non-military support Ìý
Diplomacy
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the UK, alongside France, is leading efforts to build a 바카라 사이트˜Coalition of the Willing바카라 사이트™ to defend any peace deal and support Ukraine바카라 사이트™s future security
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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)
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both leaders announced the intention to restart our bilateral Strategic Dialogue this year. The inaugural meetings took place in 2021
- ³Ù³ó±ðÌý condemning:
- Russia바카라 사이트™s invasion of Ukraine: 24 February 2025, 23 February 2023 and 2 March 2022
- Russia바카라 사이트™s attacks on Ukraine바카라 사이트™s critical energy infrastructure, including nuclear facilities: 24 July 2024
- Russia바카라 사이트™s attempted illegal annexation of 4 eastern Ukrainian regions: 12 October 2022
- we regularly use the UN Security Council to condemn Russia바카라 사이트™s attacks on Ukraine and reaffirm that Russian disinformation, false accusations and violations of UNSC resolutions will not deter our steadfast support for Ukraine. This included the Foreign Secretary using the UK바카라 사이트™s November 2024 Council Presidency to mark 1,000 days since Russia바카라 사이트™s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and reiterate the importance for the world of Putin failing
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we use ³Ù³ó±ðÌýÌýas a forum to hold Russia accountable:
- the Foreign Secretary spoke at ³Ù³ó±ðÌýReinforced Permanent CouncilÌýto set out our continued support for Ukraine (24 February 2025)
- 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 OSCE바카라 사이트™s Support Programme for Ukraine financially andÌýhighlighted Russian human rights abuses in Ukraine via the OSCE바카라 사이트™s formal fact-finding missionsÌý(known as the Moscow Mechanism), which have published 4 reports since February 2022
- we use the to show UK support for the IAEA바카라 사이트™s efforts towards nuclear safety in Ukraine, particularly at ZNPP (Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant). We hold Russia directly accountable for the nuclear safety and security challenges Ukraine now faces, including from Russia바카라 사이트™s missile strikes on Ukraine바카라 사이트™s energy grid
Military
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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)
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we are contributingÌý£2.26 billion to the G7 바카라 사이트˜Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration바카라 사이트™ Loans for Ukraine, to be repaid using profits generated by seized Russian assets. Two thirds of the UK바카라 사이트™s contribution has now been disbursed to Ukraine, with the second £752 million payment having been made on 14 April 2025
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the UK therefore expects to provideÌý£4.5 billion in support of Ukraine this yearÌý바카라 사이트“ more than in any previous year (16 January 2025)
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we have sent around 400 different capabilities to Ukraine, with packages including drones, tanks, boats, air defence systems, munitions and lightweight multirole missiles. We are contributing £350 million to a new £450 million package of military support, which will support repairs and maintenance as well as funding radar systems, anti-tank mines and hundreds of thousands of drones (11 April 2025)
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30,000 new attack and surveillance dronesÌýwill be delivered to Ukraine via the UK and Latvia-led drone coalition (9 January 2025).Ìý£7.5 million was invested by the UKÌý(19 November 2024)
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Ukraine has received a new rapidly-developed bespoke air defence system called Gravehawk, jointly funded by the UK and Denmark. Two prototypes of the air defence capability system were tested in Ukraine in September, and a further 15 will follow this year (16 January 2025)
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Ìýour UK-Ukraine Defence Industrial Support Treaty expanded Ìýthe range of military equipment that could be funded through £3.5 billion of UK Export Finance-guaranteed loans (signed on 19 July 2024). A new deal worth £1.6 billion will see Thales supply 5,000 lightweight multirole missiles manufactured in Belfast (2 March 2025)
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we have trained over 54,000 Ukrainian personnel in the UK under Operation INTERFLEX and ³Ù³ó±ðÌýtraining scheme has been extended until at least the end of 2025
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as part of Operation INTERFLEX, we willÌýtrain 180 Ukrainian soldiers to be combat mental resilience practitionersÌýon the frontlines in 2025 바카라 사이트“ nearly double the 100 trained in 2024 (28 December 2024)
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aÌý£20 million uplift in funding supports wounded Ukrainian troopsÌýthrough the UK바카라 사이트™s Project Renovator. The project has been repairing and upgrading a military rehabilitation hospital in Ukraine and providing training to Ukrainian surgeons, doctors and nurses (24 February 2025)
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we administer the International Fund for Ukraine to procure military equipment:Ìýover £1.4 billion has been pledged to the International Fund for Ukraine to date, including Ìýnew contracts worthÌý£30 million for Anduril UK to supply cutting-edge dronesÌý(6 March 2025)
Non-military
- the UK바카라 사이트™s non-military commitments to Ukraine since the start of the invasion come to £5 billion. This includes:
- £4.1 billion in fiscal support through World Bank loan guaranteesÌýto bolster Ukraine바카라 사이트™s economic stability and support vital public services. This includes a multi-year commitment announced at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in 2023
- £977 million committed in bilateral assistance to date. We committedÌý£282 million in bilateral assistance for 2024 to 2025, to fund humanitarian, energy, stabilisation, reform, recovery and reconstruction programmes
Humanitarian
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the UK providedÌýover £120 million in humanitarian assistance in 2024 to 2025, bringing ourÌýtotal humanitarian contribution to over £477 millionÌýfor Ukraine and the region since the start of the full-scale invasion
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£15 million, delivered through UNHCR and UNICEF, will support those most in need as temperatures in Ukraine plummet (announced on 17 December 2024)
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we have provided £8.6 million to HALO Trust for demining and we have extended HALO Trust바카라 사이트™s contract for 2025 to 2026, providing a further £4.3 million to support their work in Ukraine. Our demining efforts supported the clearance of over 495,000 square metres of land (May 2022 to December 2024)
Recovery and reconstruction
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³Ù³ó±ðÌýUK co-hosted the London Ukraine Recovery Conference in 2023, raising over $60 billion
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Ìý(MIGA), part of the World Bank group, and through ³Ù³ó±ðÌýÌýto boost inward investment into Ukraine
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UK Export Finance has committed £3.5 billion of financial support for critical reconstruction, energy and defence projects in Ukraine. This support has already enabled the reconstruction of 6 key bridges in the Kyiv region and the delivery of mine countermeasure vessels
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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.ÌýÌý (11 September 2024)
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our Good Governance Fund for Ukraine, a £38 million 3-year technical assistance programme, counters corruption and supports reform
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aÌýnew £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
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overall, the UK has committed over £400 million for energy security and resilience in UkraineÌýthrough grant, in-kind support and loan guarantees
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as part of this, we have committed £84 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund to support repairs, protection and power generation
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our most recent commitment to the UESF was made by the Prime Minister, when he announced £20 million to support emergency energy needs (17 December 2024)
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this builds on the £20 million to support essential repairs and protection to the power network (announced 11 September 2024)
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UK Export Finance has concluded negotiations to provideÌý£181 million of support to pay Urenco to supply enriched uraniumÌýto help power Ukraine and maintain its independence from Russian fuel (18 July 2024)
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we have committed £17 million for a second round of the UK바카라 사이트™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)
Sanctions
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the UK has sanctioned over 2,300 individuals and entities, over 2,100 of which have been sanctioned since Russia바카라 사이트™s full-scale invasion
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UK, US and EU sanctions have deprived Russia of over $450 billion in revenue since February 2022, equivalent to around 3 more years of funding for the invasion
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collective G7 sanctions have disrupted Russia바카라 사이트™s shadow fleet, which it spent over $10 billion to purchase. Since July, we have sanctioned 129 oil tankers, 9 LNG carriers and 6 vessels involved in the transport of military goods. Many of these sanctioned vessels have been unable to continue in the Russian oil trade
- Russian oil revenues were down 27% in 2024 (January to November) compared to the same period in 2022
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this government has imposed sanctions against:
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over 100 targets, including 40 oil tankersÌýaiding Putin바카라 사이트™s illegal war in Ukraine and Russia바카라 사이트™s military supply chains 바카라 사이트“ our largest package of sanctions in over 2 years (24 February 2025)
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severalÌýhigh-profile individuals with links to Putin바카라 사이트™s inner circle, further constraining Russia바카라 사이트™s war machine (14 February 2025)
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2 of Russia바카라 사이트™s 4 largest oil companies, the so-called 바카라 사이트˜energy majors바카라 사이트™, disrupting Russia바카라 사이트™s oil revenue streams and reducing its capacity to continue funding the war (10 January 2025)
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War crimes and justice
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the UK announcedÌý£4.5 million of new funding to support Ukraine바카라 사이트™s domestic war crimes investigations (29 December 2024). As of March 2025, our overall contribution stands at £11.3 million
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we have also given anÌýadditional £2.3 million to the International Criminal Court
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the UK has been an active member of the Core Group of countries, which has agreed draft texts to establish aÌýÌýagainst Ukraine under the framework of the Council of Europe (21 March 2025)
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we are a founding member and Chair of the Conference of Participants of the , which allows Ukrainians to record losses, injury or damage as a result of the war
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we are supporting Ukraine바카라 사이트™s efforts to establish a that would assess the claims submitted under the Register of Damage. In March 2025, the UK joined the Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee as a next step towards agreeing the institutional structure and mandate of such a mechanism
Trade
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³Ù³ó±ðÌýUK-Ukraine Digital Trade Agreement entered into forceÌýfacilitating duty-free digital content trade (1 September 2024)
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our military aid andÌýÌýhasÌýsupported the Black Sea maritime corridorÌýand enabled Ukraine to keep exporting its goods.바카라 사이트¯ 바카라 사이트“ crucial for global food security and Ukraine바카라 사이트™s economy
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UK-UkraineÌýPolitical, Free Trade and Strategic PartnershipÌýAgreement enables UK businesses to benefit fromÌýtariff free trade on all goods until 31 March 2029Ìý(tariffs on eggs and poultry removed until 31 March 2026) (8 February 2024)
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Ukrainians in the UK
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219,400 Ukrainians have arrived in the UK, including 160,500 through Homes for Ukraine (as of 30 December 2024)
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the Ukraine Permission Extension (UPE) scheme opened on 4 February 2025Ìýand provides an additional 18 months permission and a continuation of the same rights and entitlements for Ukrainians in the UK on the Ukraine schemes (announced 26 November 2024)
Contact: fcdo.correspondence@fcdo.gov.uk
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