# EU disburses nearly 3 billion euros in defense funds to Ukraine ahead of leaders’ summit

https://mins.news/en/item/99478

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-14 09:48 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/eu-disburses-close-to-3-billion-euros-of-defense-money-to-ukraine-ahead-of-leaders-summit/

> The EU disbursed 2.86 billion euros in military support to Ukraine on Oct. 14, from a 90 billion-euro support loan. The money is earmarked for drones, air defense systems, missiles, radars, electronic warfare systems and ammunition. The payment comes a day before an EU leaders’ summit that President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to attend.

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