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Today marks exactly one year since the signing of the Agreement on the Century Partnership between Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine summed up its results.
In 2025, the total volume of UK support to Ukraine amounted to £4.5 billion, which became the highest annual figure throughout the entire period of the full-scale war.
A significant portion of this amount consists of the UK’s contribution to the G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) mechanism — £2.26 billion in credit support, which is repaid using profits from frozen Russian assets.
A separate priority of British assistance is strengthening air defense. In 2025, the United Kingdom invested £600 million in developing air defense capabilities, focusing support on protecting Ukrainian cities, critical infrastructure, and the energy system from Russian attacks.
Within the ERA contribution, £70 million was allocated to procure 350 ASRAAM missiles to strengthen air defense.
In addition, Ukraine received the newly developed Gravehawk air defense system, jointly financed by the United Kingdom and Denmark. Two prototypes of this system were tested in Ukraine in the autumn, and another 15 units are to be delivered within a year.
The United Kingdom is also making a significant contribution to the development of Ukraine’s unmanned capabilities. In just six months, more than 85,000 military drones were delivered, alongside £600 million in investments to accelerate their production. Additionally, a new bilateral agreement between Ukraine and the UK on the exchange of battlefield technologies is expected to strengthen British drone production specifically for Ukraine’s needs.
Furthermore, the United Kingdom is a leader in both the Drone Coalition and the Maritime Capabilities Coalition.
Defense-industrial cooperation has become another key area. The previously signed Agreement on Support for the Defense Industry between Ukraine and the United Kingdom expanded the list of military equipment eligible for financing under £3.5 billion in UK export financing.
This has already enabled the implementation of a £1.6 billion contract under which Thales supplies Ukraine with 5,000 Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM) produced in Belfast. Hundreds of these missiles were delivered to Ukraine five months ahead of schedule.
The United Kingdom also plays a key role in training Ukrainian military personnel. In 2025, £247 million was allocated for training, and the program was extended at least until the end of 2026. Under Operation INTERFLEX, more than 62,000 Ukrainian servicemembers have already undergone training in the United Kingdom.
In addition, the United Kingdom administers the International Fund for Ukraine, through which military equipment for the Defense Forces is procured. The total volume of partner commitments within the fund has already exceeded £2.1 billion, including new contracts worth £30 million with Anduril UK for the supply of advanced unmanned systems.
It is worth noting that overall, the United Kingdom has already provided Ukraine with £10.8 billion in military assistance since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
London has announced it in the Agreement on the Century Partnership its strategic decision to support Ukraine at a level of at least £3 billion per year until 2030–2031, and for as long as necessary, emphasizing the transition from one-off aid packages to long-term security assistance planning.
The scale and structure of British assistance demonstrate the strategic nature of the partnership between Kyiv and London. This is not only about supporting Ukraine during the war but about the purposeful formation of long-term defense capabilities capable of guaranteeing the country’s security and stability in the wider European region.
