Despite the beginning of the new year 2026, the war continues, and Ukraine and its army still need significant assistance from partners, including a significant amount of weapons, more than ever. Thus, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, only the purchase of American weapons currently requires $ 15 billion. What type of weapons from the United States and what
Despite the start of the new year 2026, the war continues, and Ukraine and its army still need significant assistance from partners, including a significant amount of weapons, more than ever. Thus, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky , $15 billion is currently needed for the purchase of American weapons alone.
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What type of weapons from the US are these and what other assistance in the form of weapons will come to Ukraine from partners in 2026, we have discussed in this article, read more below.
10 Patriot air defense systems from the United States under the PURL program
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As is known, this is an American system that has no equal in shooting down enemy targets. And even those missiles that, according to the statements of the aggressor state, allegedly cannot be shot down by any air defense system in the world, turned out to be within its power.
Photo: uk.wikipedia.org
Patriot air defense is an anti-aircraft missile system with different ranges and modifications. It is currently known that Ukraine has received anti-aircraft missiles of different versions , such as:
- PAC-2: GEM+ series, including Guidance Enhanced Missile (GEM), GEM-Cruise (GEM-C), and GEM-Tactical (GEM-T);
- PAC-3: Cost Reduction Initiative (CRI), Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE).
100,000 drones from the UK worth £350 million
According to the Reuters news agency, the United Kingdom has pledged to deliver a key weapon in this war by April 2026, namely 100,000 unmanned drones.
Photo: www.reuters.com
Since, according to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Syrsky, “At the current stage of the war, it is drones that provide about 60% of all hits on enemy targets,” it is not surprising that such assistance, even according to the British themselves, is a turning point in the war.
MiG-29 aircraft from Poland
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This was reported by the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces “We are pleased to inform you that negotiations are ongoing with Ukraine on the transfer of MIG-29 aircraft.” The number has not yet been specified. The transfer of the aircraft is justified by the achievement of the target service life of the aircraft and the lack of prospects for their further modernization in the Polish Armed Forces. However, the final decision has not yet been made. But if the transfer takes place, it is the policy of the Alliance to support Ukraine and ensure the security of NATO’s eastern flank. The tasks of the withdrawn MIG-29 aircraft will be performed by F-16 and FA-50 aircraft, – The General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces reported.
At the same time, in connection with the transfer of aircraft, negotiations are ongoing with Ukraine regarding the provision of certain drone and missile technologies to Poland. That is, a kind of exchange of technology for information and achievements in the field of defense and real warfare.
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Artillery, drones, armored vehicles and other military equipment worth 11.5 billion euros from the German government
In order to increase Ukraine’s defense capabilities, these funds are included in a document from the German Ministry of Finance prepared for the Budget Committee of the Bundestag, according to a report by the German publication n-tv.de .
About 100 billion kroner from the Kingdom of Denmark, Norway and Sweden to provide financial and military assistance to Ukraine
Despite the fact that Denmark significantly reduced the amount of financial assistance to Ukraine in 2026 compared to 2024 (about 70 billion kroner), as
stated by Defense Minister Truls Lund Poulsen. However, this is still significant assistance in combination with Norway’s 54.3 billion kroner and Sweden’s 27 billion kroner to finance military and other assistance to Ukraine in 2026.
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Conclusion
During 2026, many more meetings are planned regarding assistance to Ukraine, including the allocation of weapons. Therefore, this list is not exhaustive, let alone final. Note: the article will be updated as soon as we receive new information.
