UK commits £21.8 billion in total support to Ukraine since invasion

The UK has committed a total of £21.8 billion in support to Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion, according to a government factsheet published on 12 May. The figure encompasses military, non-military, humanitarian, and reconstruction assistance across a broad range of programmes.

Military aid stands at £10.8 billion to date, with the government sustaining £3 billion a year in military aid until at least 2030-31. This year alone, the UK has committed over £600 million in air defence support, including £150 million for the NATO Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List. At the most recent Ukraine Capability Development Group meeting in April, the UK announced its biggest ever drone package, committing to deliver at least 120,000 drones to Ukraine this year.

Over 62,000 Ukrainian personnel have been trained in the UK under Operation INTERFLEX. The UK-Ukraine Defence Industrial Support Treaty, signed in July 2024, expanded the range of military equipment that could be funded through £3.5 billion of export finance, enabling a £1.6 billion deal under which Thales is supplying 5,000 Lightweight Multirole Missiles manufactured in Belfast. Hundreds of those missiles were delivered five months ahead of schedule in October 2025.

On sanctions, the UK has now sanctioned over 3,200 individuals, entities, and ships under its Russia sanctions regime, including 595 vessels. In February 2026, the government imposed what it described as its largest Russia sanctions package since the early months of the war, targeting nearly 300 entities. Earlier this month, 35 individuals and entities involved in the production of Russian drones and networks exploiting migrants to support the war effort were also sanctioned. The government estimates that UK, US, and EU sanctions have denied Russia access to at least $450 billion since February 2022.

Non-military support totals over £5.3 billion, including up to £4.1 billion in fiscal support through World Bank loan guarantees and up to £1.2 billion in bilateral assistance. Humanitarian assistance committed since the invasion stands at up to £577 million, with at least £100 million committed in 2025-26 alone. The UK has also provided £15.15 million to HALO Trust for mine action, with demining efforts releasing over one million square metres of land.

On energy, the UK has committed over £490 million for energy security and resilience in Ukraine, including £173 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund. A loan guarantee of £181 million through UK Export Finance has enabled the supply of nuclear fuel from Urenco to help power Ukraine and reduce its dependence on Russian fuel. The UK has provided £16.5 million to support Ukraine's domestic war crimes investigations and an additional £2.3 million to the International Criminal Court. The government continues to support efforts to establish a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.

Since the invasion, 234,500 Ukrainians have arrived in the UK, including 174,900 through the Homes for Ukraine scheme. The Ukraine Permission Extension scheme, which provides an additional 18 months permission for Ukrainians already in the UK, has had 133,519 applications granted, with the government subsequently announcing a further 24-month extension option, bringing the total potential stay under the scheme to three and a half years.