{"id":33202,"date":"2026-06-30T14:25:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/?p=33202"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:25:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:25:49","slug":"3bn-drone-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/06\/3bn-drone-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine receives \u20ac3.9bn from the EU for drone production and urgent deliveries to the front"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The special fund of the state budget has received \u20ac3.9bn from the EU. The funds will be spent on defence needs: production of Ukrainian drones, strengthening the defence industry&#8217;s capabilities and urgent deliveries for the front. This was reported by the <a href=\"https:\/\/mof.gov.ua\/uk\/news\/ukraine_receives_eur_38_billion_from_the_eu__first_defence_tranche_under_the_ukraine_support_loan-5798\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ministry of Finance of Ukraine.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the first payment within the \u20ac5.01bn defence tranche under the new Ukraine Support Loan financial instrument. Media previously reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/05\/90-billion-loan\/\">2.8 million drones<\/a> would be procured under this tranche at an average price of \u20ac2,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/06\/brave-international\/\"><strong>Read more<\/strong>: Brave International budget \u2013 \u20ac100m. Government gives green light to international grants for defence tech companies<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In total, the Ukraine Support Loan envisages up to \u20ac90bn of financing for Ukraine in 2026\u20132027. \u20ac30bn is allocated to economic and budgetary support, while \u20ac60bn is allocated to support defence needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2026, Ukraine is to receive up to \u20ac45bn under the Ukraine Support Loan. Of this, \u20ac28.3bn will go towards defence. The instrument is financed through EU borrowing on capital markets and is backed by the EU budget. 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