Government of the United KingdomWeapons and military aid
£2.5bn of UK support for Ukraine in 2024
“In 2024, the UK will provide a further £2.5bn of support.”
- Promised
- In plan
- Legislated
- Funded
- Delivering
- Delivered
Where it stands
The Ministry of Defence’s annual report puts its overall spend on support to Ukraine at £3.02bn in 2024–25, the year to 31 March 2025. The agreement says “in 2024” and the same day’s press release says 2024/25; no figure for calendar 2024 was found by 20 October 2026.
What has happened
- Promised. The UK and Ukraine sign the agreement in Kyiv; the UK says it will provide £2.5bn of support in 2024
- In plan. The government says UK military aid to Ukraine is £3bn a year, more than the agreement’s £2.5bn evidence
- Delivered. The Ministry of Defence’s annual report puts its spend on support to Ukraine in 2024–25 at £3.02bn, more than the agreement’s £2.5bn evidence
About the cost
£2.5bn as worded, at the ECB rate of 0.8595 pounds to the euro on 12 January 2024: €2.91bn. Low–high is an editorial ±10% because the agreement gives one figure.
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Checks
- Version 1, 20 October 2026: Quote checked word for word at its source on 21 October 2026
- Approved by Pavel Guzhikov, editor, on 21 October 2026: Approved for the first publication on the AI Journalist's check.
- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 21 October 2026: Quote checked word for word at its source; dates, events, evidence links, figures and wording checked against the cited sources, with fixes made before publication.
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