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foreign aid In international relations, aid (also known as international aid, overseas aid, foreign aid, economic aid or foreign assistance) is – from the perspective of governments – a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another. Ai ...
, including military aid,
humanitarian aid Humanitarian aid is material and logistic assistance to people who need help. It is usually short-term help until the long-term help by the government and other institutions replaces it. Among the people in need are the homeless, refugees, and v ...
and financial aid, that has and will be provided to
Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inva ...
during the
Russo-Ukrainian War The Russo-Ukrainian War; uk, російсько-українська війна, rosiisko-ukrainska viina. has been ongoing between Russia (alongside Russian separatists in Ukraine) and Ukraine since February 2014. Following Ukraine's Rev ...
. The
United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...
has by far provided the most military assistance to Ukraine, more than every other country combined. Many
NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two N ...
allies, such as
Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...
and Sweden, have reversed past policies against providing offensive military aid in order to support Ukraine, while the
European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are located primarily in Europe, Europe. The union has a total area of ...
for the first time in its history supplied lethal arms through its institutions. The Kiel Institute has tracked €93.8 billion from 40 countries in financial, humanitarian, and military aid to Ukraine, from 24 January to 3 October 2022. Out of that €93.8 billion, €52.3 billion came from the United States, €29.2 billion came from the European Union, and €12.3 billion came from other countries (mostly the United Kingdom). __TOC__


Provided by sovereign countries


Provided by the European Union

Individual
EU member states The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...
have provided military, financial, and non-lethal material aid since 2014. The following list is the aid collectively provided by the EU. Most of this aid has been coordinated by the
European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body ...
. * Around €17 billion in grants and loans from 2014 until 12 February 2022. * €1.2 billion loan approved 16 February 2022 * €450 million worth of lethal weapons, announced on 27 February 2022, under the
European Peace Facility The Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) is the organised, agreed foreign policy of the European Union (EU) for mainly security and defence diplomacy and actions. CFSP deals only with a specific part of the EU's external relations, which ...
. * €50 million worth of non-lethal aid, announced on 27 February 2022. * €500 million in humanitarian aid, announced on 1 March 2022. * Provision of satellite intelligence, notably through the
European Union Satellite Centre The European Union Satellite Centre (EU SatCen; previously EUSC) is the agency of the European Union (EU) that supports the EU's decision-making in the field of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), including crisis management mission ...
, as part of 1 March 2022 resolution on the Russian aggression against Ukraine. * In March 2022, a total of 10,000 free beds from hospitals in the EU were "reserved" for Ukrainians and the first war casualties from Ukraine were transported to various hospitals in the union. * Increase of military aid under the European Peace Facility to €1 billion, announced on 23 March 2022. * Military aid increased to €1.5 billion under the European Peace Facility on 13 April 2022, assistance includes personal protective equipment, first aid kits and fuel, as well as military equipment. * Protective gear worth over €977,000 donated to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine on 8 July 2022. * An additional €500 million military aid package for Ukraine approved by the EU on 18 July 2022. * At least 1000 Ukrainian civilians evacuated for medical treatment in hospitals across the union so far. * At least 5 million Ukrainian refugee civilians housed in the EU through a
Temporary Protection Directive The Temporary Protection Directive (TPD; Council Directive 2001/55/EC) is a 2001 European Union directive providing for immediate, temporary protection for displaced people from outside the external border of the Union, intended to be used in excep ...
. * 5.5 Million Potassium Iodide tablets provided to Ukraine though the EU Emergency Response Coordination Centre. * Around €500,000 worth of thermal imaging equipment provided by the EU for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.


Iranian arms supplied to Ukraine

The following list attempts to provide an overview of Iranian-made or Iranian-smuggled weapons in use by the Ukrainian armed forces. They are believed to be intercepted armaments originally intended for Yemen. The year shown in the brackets indicates the first sighting of the weapons in Ukraine, not their date of delivery. This list will be updated as additional types of weapons are uncovered. Heavy mortars * 120mm HM-16 (July 2022). Light mortars * 82mm HM-19 (May 2022). Small arms * Type 56-1 assault rifle (April 2022). Ammunition * 122mm OF-462 artillery rounds for D-30 howitzer (September 2022). * 152mm artillery rounds for D-20 howitzer (September 2022).


Provided by companies

More than 100 companies have taken actions in support of Ukraine, including
boycotts A boycott is an act of nonviolent, voluntary abstention from a product, person, organization, or country as an expression of protest. It is usually for moral, social, political, or environmental reasons. The purpose of a boycott is to inflict som ...
, in February and March 2022.


Provided by other parties

* "Blue/Yellow" charity in Lithuania, dedicated for supporting Ukraine, collected over €22.9 million (as of 30 March) from the citizens of Lithuania. * Citizens of Japan donated $35 million. **
Rakuten () is a Japanese technology conglomerate based in Tokyo, founded by Hiroshi Mikitani in 1997. Centered around Rakuten Ichiba, its businesses include financial services utilizing financial technology, as well as digital content and communicati ...
founder
Hiroshi Mikitani (born March 11, 1965) is a Japanese billionaire businessman and writer. He is the founder and CEO of Rakuten, Inc. He is also the president of Crimson Group, chairman of the football club Vissel Kobe, chairman of Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, an ...
pledged to donate ¥1 billion ($8.7 million) to humanitarian victims in Ukraine on 27 February. * Citizens of Taiwan donated $945 million NTD (US$33 million) as of 2 April 2022. * Citizens of
South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
have so far donated $3 million directly to the Ukrainian Embassy in Seoul. ** Numerous
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celebrities have donated to Ukraine.
Lee Young-ae Lee Young-ae (born January 31, 1971) is a South Korean actress. She is known for her appearances in the Korean historical drama ''Dae Jang Geum'' (2003), and as a revenge seeking single mother in Park Chan-wook's crime thriller film ''Sympathy ...
and
Han Ji-min Han Ji-min (born November 5, 1982) is a South Korean actress. After minor roles in '' All In'' and ''Dae Jang Geum'', Han had her breakout role in revenge series ''Resurrection'' in 2005. This was followed by leading roles in period dramas ''Capi ...
have each donated ₩100 million (approx. $87,000). Others including
Narsha Park Hyo-jin (; born December 28, 1981), better known by her stage name Narsha, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Brown Eyed Girls. Her stage name, Narsha, is derived from the te ...
,
Yang Dong-geun Yang Dong-geun (; born June 1, 1979) or YDG is a South Korean actor, rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and breakdancer. Yang majored in Theatrical Performance at Yong-In University. Biography Yang enlisted for mandatory military se ...
,
U-KISS U-KISS ( ko, 유키스; ja, ユーキス) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2008. Their name is an acronym, standing for Ubiquitous Korean International Idol Super Star. The group's current lineup is composed of Soohyun, Hoon, Kiseop and ...
,
Im Si-wan Yim Si-wan (; born on December 1, 1988), known mononymously as Siwan, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boyband ZE:A and its sub-group ZE:A Five. As an actor, he is best known for starring in the film ''The ...
,
Kim Eun-hee Kim Eun-hee (; born January 7, 1972) is a South Korean playwright and screenwriter. She has been working on the Netflix series ''Kingdom'' since 2011. Career On March 5, 2017, Kim was announced as the creator and screenwriter for the Netflix pol ...
,
Jang Hang-jun Jang Hang-jun (born September 17, 1969) is a South Korean film director and television director, and also screenwriter in both fields. He is also professor at the Department of Theater and Film at Digital Seoul Culture Arts University. He made h ...
, etc. as well as Korean politicians have also donated varying sums. ** KOMCA (Korea Music Copyright Association) has donated ₩70 million (approx. $61,000) to assist Ukrainian musicians and artists who have become refugees, as well as those artists who have had to stay in Ukraine to fight and are now forced to witness the destruction of Ukrainian cultural heritage caused by the Russian invasion. **
South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
n "military geeks" or "밀덕" (''mildeok'') have been donating their military materiel directly to the Ukrainian Embassy in Seoul including: bulletproof helmets,
bulletproof vest A bulletproof vest, also known as a ballistic vest or a bullet-resistant vest, is an item of body armor that helps absorb the impact and reduce or stop penetration to the torso from firearm-fired projectiles and fragmentation from explosions. Th ...
s, military blankets, hemostatic tourniquets, ammunition pouches,
first aid kit A first aid kit or medical kit is a collection of supplies and equipment used to give immediate medical treatment, primarily to treat injuries and other mild or moderate medical conditions. There is a wide variation in the contents of first aid ...
s, knee and elbow guards, etc. ** Other charities and NGOs such as
Come Back Alive Come Back Alive ( uk, Повернись живим) is a foundation that provides support to service members in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The foundation purchases arms and equipment to help outfit Ukrainian servicemembers. It also provide ...
, the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association, the Seoul-based Good Neighbors International,
UNICEF UNICEF (), originally called the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in full, now officially United Nations Children's Fund, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to c ...
,
Save the Children The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organization established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic ...
, etc. have also received significant donations from Korean citizens. * Citizens globally have provided 11.6 billion UAH to special
NBU In Mandaeism, ʿNbu ( myz, ࡏࡍࡁࡅ) or Nbu is the Mandaic name for the planet Mercury. Nbu is one of the seven planets ( myz, ࡔࡅࡁࡀ, translit=šuba, lit=The Seven), who are part of the entourage of Ruha in the World of Darkness. N ...
multi-currency foundraising accounts and over $21 million in cryptocurrency, as of 1 March 2022. * According to President Zelenskyy, 16,000 foreigners have volunteered to join an
International Brigade The International Brigades ( es, Brigadas Internacionales) were military units set up by the Communist International to assist the Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War. The organization existe ...
in response to Ukraine's call for foreign fighters as of 3 March 2022. * United Hatzalah of Israel sent a team of 55 medical personnel, doctors, paramedics, and EMTs, on a rotation basis to assist Ukrainian refugees in Moldova by providing free medical treatment and humanitarian aid to refugees. The EMS organization then began utilizing its Ukrainian based volunteers as well as those who came from Israel, to deliver food and medical supplies to hospitals and medical clinics inside Ukraine, while extricating injured and ill people out of Ukraine to receive care in other countries. They airlifted 3,000 Ukrainian refugees to Israel in an operation codenamed Operation Orange Wings. * Many
Airbnb Airbnb, Inc. ( ), based in San Francisco, California, operates an online marketplace focused on short-term homestays and experiences. The company acts as a broker and charges a commission from each booking. The company was founded in 2008 b ...
users across the globe have booked thousands of apartments in Ukraine, though they have no intention to visit the country. *
Bunq bunq B.V. (colloquially named bunq — bank of The Free) is an international fintech company with a European banking license operating in 30 European countries. It was founded in Amsterdam where its headquarters are currently located. The comp ...
CEO Ali Niknam stated to create a specialized fund to support Ukrainian refugees to get to the Netherlands under a highly skilled migrant visa. * In the United Kingdom, the Disasters Emergency Committee, an umbrella group of 15 British charities, launched a public appeal for humanitarian aid to Ukraine on 4 March 2022. It raised £55 million ($72.5 million) in the first day, including personal donations from the British royal family. By 17 March, £200 million had been raised. A televised fundraising concert for the appeal on 29 March called ''
Concert for Ukraine ''Concert for Ukraine'' was a two-hour benefit concert in the United Kingdom organised by ITV plc, Livewire Pictures, Global Radio and the Disasters Emergency Committee to raise funds for people affected by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine t ...
'' raised a further £13.4 million within 24 hours. * In Germany, €752 million have been donated (as of End of April 2022) according to a survey by the "German Center for Social Affairs" ("DZI") among 67 aid groups including the three fundraising campaigns Aktion Deutschland Hilft, "Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft" and "Aktionsbündnis Katastrophenhilfe". *
Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a ...
co-founder
Reed Hastings Wilmot Reed Hastings Jr. (born October 8, 1960) is an American billionaire businessman. He is the co-founder, chairman, and co-chief executive officer (CEO) of Netflix, and sits on a number of boards and non-profit organizations. A former member ...
announced a $1 million donation to
Razom Razom (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: :uk:Разом, Разом) is a non-profit Ukrainian-American human rights organization established in 2014 with the mission to unlock the potential of Ukraine. Razom means "together" in Ukrainian. Its main goa ...
, a Ukrainian NGO. * In March 2022, a donation-financed
airlift An airlift is the organized delivery of supplies or personnel primarily via military transport aircraft. Airlifting consists of two distinct types: strategic and tactical. Typically, strategic airlifting involves moving material long distan ...
called ''Ukraine Air Rescue'' was established under the umbrella of the non-profit German organization ''European Danube Academy'' ("Europäische Donau-Akademie"), with more than 100 pilots participating, delivering medical supplies to the Polish-Ukrainian border. * Citizens of Finland had donated nearly €60 million to fundraising campaigns organized by the
Finnish Red Cross The Finnish Red Cross (FRC, fi, Suomen Punainen Risti, sv, Finlands Röda Kors) is an independent member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, which is one of the biggest and best-known international organis ...
, Finnish Committee for UNICEF, and Finn Church Aid by 19 May 2022. * Citizens of the Czech Republic donated over
CZK The koruna, or crown, ( sign: Kč; code: CZK, cs, koruna česká) has been the currency of the Czech Republic since 1993. The koruna is one of the European Union's 9 currencies, and the Czech Republic is legally bound to adopt the euro cur ...
4,25 billion ($171 million) as of 24 June 2022. * In addition to private donations, numerous American states and local law enforcement agencies are donating surplus protective equipment through the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council and other organizations. * As of 10 April 2022, Dutch people had donated €160.8 million for Ukraine via a fundraising campaign called Giro 555 with one fire brigade donating seven fire trucks on 30 April. * The
Serbian Orthodox Church The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination, Christian churches. The majori ...
has decided to send all the donations collected in the churches to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Citizens of
Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the P ...
donated clothes, food, blankets, adult diapers The National Council of the Ukrainian national minority in
Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hu ...
has initiated an action to collect aid for the war-endangered people of Ukraine, and the action is being carried out in several places in
Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...
. The
Red Cross of Serbia The Red Cross of Serbia ( sr, Црвени крст Србије, Crveni krst Srbije) is a humanitarian, non-governmental organisation that provides humanitarian aid, disaster relief and education in Serbia. It is the national affiliate of the In ...
has opened a dedicated account to which Serbian citizens can pay monetary donations to help the endangered population of Ukraine. Serbian Chamber of Commerce asks companies from Serbia to help Ukraine. Big companies had responded, including
MK Group MK Group (Serbian Cyrillic: МК Група) is a Serbian holding company which operates in the agriculture, banking, and tourism sector. The company was established in 1983 and has since expanded its business operations across South East Europe ...
, Nestlé Adriatic, Elixir Group, and Tobacco Industry Senta, adding that Coca-Cola HBC – Srbija and
Bambi ''Bambi'' is a 1942 American animated drama film directed by David Hand (supervising a team of sequence directors), produced by Walt Disney and based on the 1923 book ''Bambi, a Life in the Woods'' by Austrian author and hunter Felix Salten ...
had also pledged to help. * On 30 May 2022 the people of Lithuania raised €5 million for the crowdfunded purchase of a
Baykar Bayraktar TB2 The Bayraktar TB2 is a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations. It is manufactured by the Turkish company Baykar Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş ...
armed UAV for the Ukrainian military which reached Ukraine on July 8, 2022. * The people of Lithuania also purchased 4 Estonian made EOS C VTOl reconnaissance drones and 110 Lithuanian made EDM4S Sky Wiper anti drone weapons for the Ukrainian military. * On 21 June 2022 Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov auctioned off his
Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...
medal for $103.5 million to be donated to
UNICEF UNICEF (), originally called the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in full, now officially United Nations Children's Fund, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to c ...
's Humanitarian Response for Ukrainian Children Displaced by War. * 1 Bivoj system (3 reconnaissance/attack UAVs + mobile command center) was crowdfunded by Czech Republic citizens and delivered in July 2022. * By the 24th July 2022, a Polish crowdfunding campaign on the crowdfunding website Zrzutka raised over Zł 23,035,000 to purchase a
Baykar Bayraktar TB2 The Bayraktar TB2 is a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations. It is manufactured by the Turkish company Baykar Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş ...
for the Ukrainian military. * 11 August 2022, various fire departments in and around the San Francisco Bay area donated enough fire fighting equipment to fill a forty-foot shipping container to be shipped Poland and then distributed in Ukraine. * $1.2 million raised for the Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund by the US Open Tennis Plays for Peace exhibition. * 1 T-72 "''Avenger''" (3rd gen tank upgrade) crowdfunded by citizens in Czech Republic in October 2022, to be delivered.


Beer for Ukraine

At the beginning of the invasion, Ukrainian brewery
Pravda Beer Theatre ''Pravda'' ( rus, Правда, p=ˈpravdə, a=Ru-правда.ogg, "Truth") is a Russian broadsheet newspaper, and was the official newspaper of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, when it was one of the most influential papers in the co ...
, stopped brewing beer and started making
Molotov cocktail A Molotov cocktail (among several other names – ''see other names'') is a hand thrown incendiary weapon constructed from a frangible container filled with flammable substances equipped with a fuse (typically a glass bottle filled with fla ...
s. However the brewery shares their recipes and artwork to craft breweries worldwide to start making their beer and asked, if they do so, to make donations to their relief fund efforts. Many beer breweries worldwide began producing special beers whose proceeds would be donated to Ukraine, and spoke out against Putin's illegal actions. A number of breweries including
Boston Beer Company The Boston Beer Company is an American brewery founded in 1984. Boston Beer Company's first brand of beer was named Samuel Adams after Founding Father Samuel Adams, an American revolutionary patriot. Since its founding, Boston Beer has started ...
brew the Resolve beer brand which donates all of its proceeds to Ukraine. The Boston Beer Company also donated $50,000 to World Central Kitchen, which provides prepared meals in Ukraine. Other breweries are brewing beer where (a part of) the revenue is donated to Ukraine, as shown on the website brewforukraine.beer. Also Untappd started a campaign to support Ukrainian beers.


Appealed and pledged by United Nations

The
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is a United Nations (UN) body established in December 1991 by the General Assembly to strengthen the international response to complex emergencies and natural disaste ...
made an appeal for $1.7 billion in aid to the
2022 Ukrainian refugee crisis An ongoing refugee crisis began in Europe in late February 2022 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Almost 5.9 million refugees have since left Ukraine, while an estimated 7.7 million people had been displaced within the country by 21 April. ...
– including $1.1 billion in humanitarian aid to Ukraine – on 1 March 2022.
United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoni ...
's under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths announced that $1.5 billion had been pledged.


Russian response

Russia has sent a diplomatic letter to the United States warning it not to supply Ukraine with any more weapons and that the United States and NATO aid of the "most sensitive" weapons to Ukraine were "adding fuel" and could bring "unpredictable consequences." Olga Skabeyeva said on state-owned Rossiya 1 TV: "It can safely be called World War Three. That's entirely for sure. ..We're definitely fighting against NATO infrastructure, if not NATO itself. We need to recognise that." She has further claimed that NATO is supplying Ukraine with "zillions of weapons". Russia banned members of the
UK cabinet The Cabinet of the United Kingdom is the senior decision-making body of His Majesty's Government. A committee of the Privy Council, it is chaired by the prime minister and its members include secretaries of state and other senior ministers. ...
including then prime minister
Boris Johnson Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (; born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, writer and journalist who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022. He previously served as ...
and former PM
Theresa May Theresa Mary May, Lady May (; née Brasier; born 1 October 1956) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2016 to 2019. She previously served in David Cameron's cab ...
from visiting the country: "In essence, the British leadership is deliberately aggravating the situation around Ukraine, pumping the Kyiv regime with lethal weapons and coordinating similar efforts on the part of NATO." Russian aircraft have flown over the Baltic and Black Seas without flight plans or transponders or communicating with civilians or military air traffic controllers, and in some cases they have closely approached or slightly violated the airspace of other nations. NATO aircraft from Poland, Denmark, France, Italy, Spain, Romania and the United Kingdom, along with aircraft from non-NATO Sweden, have intercepted these Russian planes.


Other responses

Initially, a
Kawasaki C-2 The Kawasaki C-2 (previously XC-2 and C-X) is a mid-size, twin-turbofan engine, long range, high speed military transport aircraft developed and manufactured by Kawasaki Aerospace Company. In June 2016, the C-2 formally entered service with the ...
of the Japan Self Defence Force had been given permission to land and fly on to the UAE, for carrying aid from India and Singapore. India responded that only civilian planes are allowed to deliver aid. This forced Japan to change how it delivered its humanitarian aid. South Korea has initially declined to send any lethal aid such as the
KM-SAM The KM-SAM ( ko, 천궁 "Cheongung", Hanja: 天弓) which is also known as the Cheolmae-2 is a South Korean medium range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system that was developed by the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) with technical support fr ...
missile system citing its security situation. It has since supplied Ukraine with Chiron MANPADS by routing through Czech Republic. Taiwan has kept to humanitarian aid as well. South Africa has maintained a neutral stance.


Future military aid

In late March 2022, Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy, ; russian: Владимир Александрович Зеленский, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Zelenskyy, (born 25 January 1978; also transliterated as Zelensky or Zelenskiy) is a Ukrainian politicia ...
requested "1 percent" of NATO's planes and tanks. Ukraine's requirements moved from defensive weapons which are hand-held such as NLAW, Stinger, Starstreak, Javelin and drones to heavier weapons such as artillery, tanks, and aircraft. Ukraine had been relying on Eastern European NATO members old stockpiles of Soviet equipment, but the number of manufacturers of Soviet equipment in Eastern Europe is limited. Following pleas from Zelensky for countries to send heavier weapons and air defenses to aid in battling Russia, a meeting was held under the name "Ukraine Defense Consultative Group" on 26 April 2022 at
Ramstein Air Base Ramstein Air Base or Ramstein AB is a United States Air Force base in Rhineland-Palatinate, a state in southwestern Germany. It serves as headquarters for the United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) and als ...
in Germany with defense ministers and chiefs of staff from more than 40 countries, led by
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Lloyd J. Austin III Lloyd James Austin III (born August 8, 1953) is a retired United States Army four-star general who, since his appointment on January 22, 2021, has served as the 28th United States secretary of defense. He is the first African American to serv ...
. They were joined by Ukrainian Minister of Defense
Oleksii Reznikov Oleksii Yuriyovych Reznikov (; born 18 June 1966) is a Ukrainian lawyer and politician who has served as the Minister of Defence of Ukraine since 4 November 2021. Reznikov previously has served in several other positions in the government of ...
. The meeting discussed "a steady flow of weapons and other military aid" to Ukraine. The coalition planned to continue meeting as a monthly "contact group" to address long-term support for Ukraine. In addition to European Union NATO countries, Ukraine, and the U.S., the coalition includes: Sweden, Finland, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, Morocco, Kenya, Liberia, Tunisia, Jordan, and Israel. Their purpose is to work out ongoing aid to Ukraine, with an emphasis on providing "lethal aid" to help with the ongoing war. Austin said, "I'd like this whole group to leave today with a common, transparent understanding of Ukraine's near-term security requirements—because we're going to keep on moving heaven and earth to meet them." According to Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby: "A new phase, …I think ustinalso wants to take a longer, larger view of the defense relationships that Ukraine will need to have going forward, when the war is over." Kirby said, "I don't think anybody can predict how long this is going to go on… The truth is… if Mr. Putin pulled his forces out and stopped this illegal invasion, and sat down in good faith with Mr. Zelensky,
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could be over now."
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estimates that this war will endure into 2023. This follows U.S. and other NATO countries giving Western equipment to Ukraine. Russian comments about a desire to move onto Moldova, after occupying the Southern Ukraine coast and the
Donbas The Donbas or Donbass (, ; uk, Донба́с ; russian: Донба́сс ) is a historical, cultural, and economic region in eastern Ukraine. Parts of the Donbas are controlled by Russian separatist groups as a result of the Russo-Ukrai ...
, also threatens to expand the scope of the conflict. Although Putin and Russian Foreign Minister
Sergey Lavrov Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (russian: Сергей Викторович Лавров, ; born 21 March 1950) is a Russian diplomat and politician who has served as the Foreign Minister of Russia since 2004. Lavrov served as the Permanent Represe ...
have characterized the conflict as a
proxy war A proxy war is an armed conflict between two states or non-state actors, one or both of which act at the instigation or on behalf of other parties that are not directly involved in the hostilities. In order for a conflict to be considered a p ...
instigated by NATO, the U.S.-led Ukraine Defense Consultative Group reflects a broader coalition of countries. On 28 April 2022, US President Joe Biden asked
Congress A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of ...
for an additional $33 billion to assist Ukraine, including $20 billion to provide weapons to Ukraine. On 21 May 2022, the
United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...
passed legislation providing $40 billion in new military and humanitarian foreign aid to Ukraine, marking a historically large commitment of funds.


See also

* Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 *
Corporate responses to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine The first round of sanctions was applied in March 2014, after the Russian annexation of Crimea and its support for the War in Donbas listed in List of companies that applied sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War. As of 15 March 2022, ...


Invasion

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Prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine In March and April 2021, the Russian Armed Forces began massing thousands of personnel and military equipment near Russia's border with Ukraine and in Crimea, representing the largest mobilization since the illegal annexation of Crimea ...
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2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. A ...
* Timeline of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine


Reactions

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Government and intergovernmental reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine received widespread international condemnation, leading to new sanctions being imposed on Russia, consequently triggering a Russian financial crisis. Reactions among governments worldwide have general ...
* Potential enlargement of NATO *
Potential enlargement of the European Union There are eight recognised candidates for membership of the European Union: Turkey (since 1999), North Macedonia (2005), Montenegro (2010), Serbia (2012), Albania (2014), Moldova (2022), Ukraine (2022), and Bosnia and Herzegovina (2022). Kosov ...
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Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine occurred simultaneously in many places worldwide, including in Russia and in Russian-occupied Ukraine. In Russia In the seven days from 24 February to 2 March, over 6,500 people in 5 ...
* Reactions to the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis *
Reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War that began in 2014. The invasion caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II, with more than 6.4 million Ukrainians fleeing the country and a third of ...


Sanctions, boycotts, censorship and cyberwarfare

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2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus Russia and Belarus are boycotted by many companies and organisations in Europe, North America, Australasia, and elsewhere, in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, which is supported by Belarus. , the Yale School of Management reco ...
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International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War International sanctions have been imposed against Russia and Crimea during the Russo-Ukrainian War by a large number of countries, including the United States, Canada, the European Union, and international organisations following the Russi ...
* List of companies that applied sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War *
Russian–Ukrainian cyberwarfare Cyberwarfare is a component of the confrontation between Russia and Ukraine since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. While the first attacks on information systems of private enterprises and state institutions of Ukraine were recorded duri ...


Humanitarian crisis

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2022 Ukrainian refugee crisis An ongoing refugee crisis began in Europe in late February 2022 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Almost 5.9 million refugees have since left Ukraine, while an estimated 7.7 million people had been displaced within the country by 21 April. ...
* Casualties of the Russo-Ukrainian War *
War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian authorities and armed forces have committed multiple war crimes in the form of deliberate attacks against civilian targets, massacres of civilians, torture and rape of women and children, ...


Equipment

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List of Russo-Ukrainian conflict military equipment This article covers the weapons, vehicles and equipment of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, involving the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the Donetsk People's Militia, the Luhansk People's Militia, and a number ...


Notes


References


External links


"Ukraine Support Tracker - A Database of Military, Financial and Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine"
by the
Kiel Institute for the World Economy The Kiel Institute for the World Economy (Institut für Weltwirtschaft, or IfW) is an independent, non-profit economic research institute and think tank based in Kiel, Germany. In 2017, it was ranked as one of the top 50 most influential think ta ...
* James Rushton,
What Heavy Weapons the West Has (and Hasn't) Sent Ukraine
" Newlines Institute.

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