Ukraine reportedly asks to buy Patriot missiles using EU loan funds

Ukraine has submitted a request to the European Commission to purchase interceptor missiles for Patriot air defence systems using funds from the EU's €90 billion loan.

Source: Suspilne, citing its own sources

Details: Ukraine is seeking to spend more than €2 billion on Patriot missiles.

"The European Commission previously received from Ukraine a list of weapons on which it plans to spend the bulk of the €6 billion remaining in the defence component of the loan. Most of the items concern equipment manufactured in Ukraine and the EU, primarily drones," Suspilne reported.

Patriot air defence systems use PAC-2 and PAC-3 interceptor missiles of various modifications, which are capable, among other things, of shooting down ballistic missiles. In August 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the US would supply Ukraine with missiles for Patriot air defence systems every month. He also said that since the beginning of 2026, Ukraine had been receiving approximately three times fewer anti-ballistic missiles to defend the country.

The €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan programme provides €30 billion in budget support and €60 billion for Ukraine's defence needs in 2026-2027. Of this amount, €28.3 billion will be allocated to support Ukraine's defence industry in 2026.

Background: Ukrainska Pravda previously reported that in June, the European Commission began disbursing €3.9 billion to Ukraine, the first payment under an initial tranche of around €6 billion for the purchase of drones.

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