EU Frees €4.9 Billion for Ukraine

On October 26, 2026, the Council of the European Union adopted eight decisions releasing €4.9 billion through the European Peace Facility (EPF). The money turns into reality what EU governments had already agreed on politically, as Ukraine keeps defending itself against Russia’s invasion.

Paying back what has been sent

Most of it, €4.7 billion, goes to partly reimburse EU countries for military equipment and other support they have already delivered to Ukraine. This is not a new shipment of weapons. It is a way of sharing the cost among the countries taking part.

According to the Council, there is no breakdown by country and no schedule for when the payments will be made.

€230 million for training

The remaining €230 million goes to EUMAM Ukraine, the EU Military Assistance Mission in Support of Ukraine, which trains Ukrainian soldiers to use and maintain their equipment.

The Council says the new decisions lift total EPF funding for training to about €950 million. Support for Ukrainethrough the facility now stands at €10.8 billion, with roughly €9.9 billion of that going to reimbursements. The figures cover only this one EU instrument, not all European aid to Ukraine.

One piece of a bigger deal

The decisions carry out part of an earlier agreement to mobilize €6.6 billion, which also includes €1 billion in new military assistance and more training support in 2027. The €4.9 billion is a share of that total, so the two numbers should not be added together.

Separately, the Council has put €3.5 billion in extraordinary revenues from frozen Russian assets through the EPF. The money pays for ammunition, air defense and drones. The Council says more than €1.5 billion worth of equipment has been bought straight from Ukraine’s defense industry this way.