24 March 2024
- The Prime Minister of Lithuania, Ingrid Šimonite, called on Ukraine's Western partners to increase aid to Kyiv and not to be afraid of Russia's defeat in the criminal war unleashed by it. (source)
23 March 2024
- Britain will provide Ukraine with a new military aid package worth 60 million pounds, including reconnaissance drones and 20 million pounds for air defense systems. (source)
- The Franco-German tank manufacturer KNDS will create a unit in Ukraine to produce ammunition and spare parts for equipment sent by the two European neighbors. (source)
22 March 2024
- The first Ukrainian pilots to have undergone intensive training under the guidance of Royal Air Force instructors have graduated from flight school. (source)
- Lithuanian ministry of defense reported that counter-drone systems for the Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully reached the country. (source)
- Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other EU leaders agreed to accelerate plans to use interest earned on frozen Russian central bank assets, This could amount to €3 billion this year alone. Scholz said the funds would mainly be used to buy weapons and munitions which Ukraine needs to defend itself against the Russian invasion. (source)
15 March 2024
- Greece will continue supplying Ukraine with guns and ammunition this year without depleting its stocks. The equipment will be bought from the Czech Republic and transferred directly to Ukraine. Czech and Greek officials are negotiating the prices of these systems; signing a bilateral agreement will follow. (source)
- The Belgian Council of Ministers declared a substantial increase in its military support for Ukraine, with a new aid package totaling €412 million including 300 Lynx combat vehicles and three minehunter ships. The most significant portion of the aid, amounting to €373.1 million, is allocated for additional artillery munitions. (source)
- Germany, France and Poland vowed Friday to procure more weapons for Kyiv and step up production of military equipment along with partners in Ukraine. (source)
- Labour MP Clive Lewis tabled an Early Day Motion calling on the UK Government to send retired equipment to Ukraine and to recognise “that the UK must play a part in organising an urgent increase in aid to enable Ukrainians to free their entire country” and send this equipment. (source)
- Bulgaria has sent to Ukraine all the BTR-60 armored personnel carriers that were promised last year. (source)
- The European Commission has allocated €500 million foreseen under the Act in Support of Ammunition Production (ASAP). This will allow the European defence industry to ramp up its ammunition production capacity to 2 million shells per year by the end of 2025. (source)
- The Portuguese government will allocate €100 million to the Czech initiative to purchase artillery shells for Ukrainian Defense Forces. (source)
14 March 2024
- European Union countries agreed on Wednesday to provide 5 billion euros for military aid for Ukraine as part of a revamp of an EU-run assistance fund, handing Kyiv a timely boost as its forces struggle against Russia's invasion. (source)
- Germany's largest defense contractor Rheinmetall is set to significantly increase its production of artillery shells and other munitions by opening several new factories in Ukraine, Lithuania and Germany. (source)
12 March 2024
- The Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance for Ukraine. This announcement is the Biden Administration's fifty-fifth tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. This Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) package is valued at up to $300 million and includes capabilities to support Ukraine's immediate air defense, artillery, and anti-tank requirements. (source)
10 March 2024
- At the summit meeting scheduled for April, the Japanese and U.S. governments have agreed to "strengthen the joint production system" for defense equipment, and have begun making adjustments to include this in the outcome document. There is a sense of crisis on the US side that it may run out of stock of artillery shells and missiles due to prolonged support for Ukraine. (source)
9 March 2024
- The Polish Foreign Minister believes that the discussion about sending Western troops in Ukraine is useful for making an impact on Russia. (source)
8 March 2024
- Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski: 'The presence of NATO forces in Ukraine is not unthinkable.' (source)
- Estonia intends to sign an agreement on security cooperation with Ukraine. (source)
- France is negotiating with Arab countries to return the sold French weapons for further transfer to Ukraine. (source)
- France is planning to have some of its arms manufacturers produce much-needed military equipment directly on Ukrainian soil to help the country in its war against Russia, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Friday. (source)
7 March 2024
- Britain will deliver more than 10,000 drones to the Ukrainian armed forces, the country's defense secretary announced during a Kyiv visit. (source)
- Luxembourg has joined the Czech initiative to purchase artillery ammunition for Ukraine outside the alliance. (source)
5 March 2024
- The French authorities are considering allowing their special forces and military units to cross Ukraine’s border. (source)
2 March 2024
- Argentina donates two Mi-171E to Ukraine. (source)
- Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen calls on the West to increase military support for Ukraine and to find money for shells "immediately". (source)
1 March 2024
- President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte signed a 10-year security deal - with the Netherlands promising to help fund the supply of 800,000 artillery shells to hold back Russian forces. (source)
- The Netherlands Ministry of Defense reported that they supply Ukraine with rubber, patrol and combat boats. They are also contributing €250 million to the Czech initiative to order large numbers of artillery shells for Ukraine in the short term. (source)
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Friday he and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte signed a security agreement that will provide Kyiv with $2.2 billion in military aid this year. (source)
29 February 2024
- Under the right conditions, Canada open to sending noncombat troops to Ukraine, Defence Minister Bill Blair says. (source)
- "Through an innovative program France is ordering 100 remotely operated drones from Delair, which will arrive to Ukraine this summer. In total there will be 2000 ordered from our industry, which will go to Ukraine and for our needs." - Defense Minister of France Sebastien Lecornu. (source)
- Argentine President Javier Milei is planning to hold a "summit of Latin America support" for Ukraine in late 2024. (source)
27 February 2024
- Netherlands has ordered nine DITA self-propelled 155 mm howitzer for Ukraine, (source)
25 February 2024
- The Japanese government is poised to proceed with “indirect military aid” to Ukraine by providing surface-to-air missiles to the United States, whose stockpiles have been reduced due to its support for Ukraine under Russian aggression. (source)
