In February, partner states actively fulfilled their obligations under bilateral security agreements, providing Ukraine with comprehensive support in the military and humanitarian spheres. Due to the change of the US Administration in February, European countries took the lead in supporting Ukraine, while the United States did not announce any new military or non-military assistance packages.

For reference: as of the end of February, Ukraine has signed 29 bilateral cooperation agreements, including 27 agreements with the signatories of the Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine, 1 agreement with the EU, and 1 agreement with Croatia, which has not joined the Joint Declaration.

The sections in this digest are organized by the main areas of cooperation, which are provided for in most security agreements:

1. Provision of arms and military equipment to Ukraine.
2. Cooperation in the defense industry.
3. Use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.
4. Training of the Ukrainian military.
5. Sanctions against Russia and its supporters.
6. Non-military security and civil protection.
7. Demining of Ukrainian territories.
8. Support for energy infrastructure.
9. Humanitarian and reconstruction support for Ukraine.
10. Holding Russia accountable.

Providing Ukraine with weapons and military equipment

In February, Germany, the United Kingdom and Canada announced new comprehensive defense packages for Ukraine. 

The German government announced the largest military aid package for Ukraine in a month on February 17. Germany handed over missiles for the IRIS-T SLM and IRIS-T SLS systems, ammunition for Leopard 1 tanks, ammunition for Marder armored personnel carriers, 41,000 rounds of ammunition for the Gepard, 4 Zuzana 2 self-propelled artillery systems, 56 MRAP armored vehicles, 300 HF-1 drones, more than 330 reconnaissance drones, 50,000 155-mm shells, 100 MG5 machine guns, and other weapons to Ukraine. 

Another comprehensive defense package for Ukraine was announced by the United Kingdom in February. On February 12, the Ministry of Defense announced that it would allocate 150 million pounds (over 190 million USD) for air defense systems, thousands of drones, dozens of tanks and armored vehicles for Ukraine. 

In addition to European countries, Canada has also strengthened Ukraine's defense capabilities. On the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the provision of 25 LAV III armored personnel carriers, 4 F-16 fighter jet simulators, drones, and millions of ammunition components to Ukraine.

February was a month of significant strengthening of the Ukrainian Air Force and Air Defense. In particular, on February 6, the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the arrival of a new batch of F-16 fighters from the Netherlands and the first batch of Mirage 2000-5F fighters from France. On February 24, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced that Ukraine's air defense would be strengthened. Sweden has allocated 100 million euros to strengthen Ukraine's air defense. Most likely, this will include the provision of RBS 70 and Tridon air defense systems. In addition, the Government of Norway announced the allocation of 1.2 billion kroner (115 million USD) for the purchase of air defense equipment for Ukraine in the United States through the American JUMPSTART mechanism. In late February, it was announced that Ireland would join the defense of Ukrainian skies. On February 27, during a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin announced that Ireland would provide Ukraine with Giraffe radars. These radars allow detecting air targets even in difficult electronic warfare conditions. 

Ukraine's defense capability was also strengthened in February due to additional initiatives of partner countries. In particular, Latvia handed over 600 Latvian-made drones to Ukraine during the month: 100 FPV drones from the Ziedot.lv charity foundation and another 500 attack drones from the Latvian Ministry of Defense as part of the Drone Coalition. In total, during the first half of 2025, Latvia will provide Ukraine with 12,000 drones worth 17 million euros. In addition to drones, Latvia has pledged to strengthen Ukraine with 42 armored personnel carriers, which corresponds to the number of armored vehicles for a battalion. This was announced by Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds at the Ramstein on February 12.

In February, another Baltic country, Lithuania, provided Ukraine with trucks, spare parts for M113 armored personnel carriers, and thermal imaging sights. And Estonia strengthened Ukraine's Defense Forces with 10,000 artillery shells and 750,000 food packages, as informed by Prime Minister Kristen Mihal. 

The Netherlands also announced additional military assistance for Ukraine. On February 12, the Dutch Ministry of Defense announced that it would provide Ukraine with 25 YPR-765 tracked armored personnel carriers in an ambulance version, which are designed to evacuate wounded soldiers.

Cooperation in the Defense Industry

In February, Ukraine significantly strengthened its bilateral partnership with many defense companies of partner countries. 

At the beginning of the month, Ukroboronprom signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Polish arms group PGZ (Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa), which will allow the defense industries of Ukraine and Poland to deepen cooperation in the production of ammunition, maintenance of armored vehicles and artillery, and strengthening of air defense. 

Ukroboronprom signed another Memorandum of Understanding with Weibel Scientific, a Danish company that specializes in the development and production of radars. This partnership envisages the establishment of a maintenance and repair service for Weibel radars transferred to Ukraine, joint development of new technologies and the creation of a joint venture. 

As part of a 150 million pounds military aid package to Ukraine, the UK Government has signed contracts with defense companies Babcock and BAE Systems to repair Archer artillery systems and train Ukrainian personnel to maintain the provided military equipment. Finland has launched a similar initiative: At the end of February, the country's Ministry of Defense announced that it would place orders for the production of weapons for Ukraine with its own defense industry worth 660 million euros.

Ukraine also reached agreements on localization of production with two defense companies. On February 15, Ukroboronprom legally formalized an agreement with the French defense company Thales to establish a joint venture that will specialize in creating advanced technological solutions to strengthen air defense, radar, electronic warfare, tactical communications, and optoelectronic systems. 

On February 24, Ukroboronprom signed a similar agreement with the Canadian company Roshel on the joint production of Roshel armored vehicles in Ukraine. On February 28, the president of Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace, a Norwegian company that specializes in the production of anti-aircraft systems and missiles, also announced plans to open a joint venture in Ukraine. 

In addition to the localization of new defense companies, the German company Quantum Systems, which has already opened two enterprises in Ukraine, announced a doubling of drone production in Ukraine by 2025.

Many foreign defense companies have been strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities by providing military equipment. In particular, the Defense Partnership of Latvia this month began production of the first batch of six-wheeled armored personnel carriers "Patria 6x6", which will be delivered to Ukraine in the near future. Another defense giant, Germany's Rheinmetall, delivered 5 Caracal airborne tactical off-road vehicles to Ukraine in February. And the Canadian company Helijet International, together with partner organizations, delivered a Sikorsky S-76A air ambulance helicopter to Ukraine.

Direct investment in the Ukrainian defense industry was another priority area of cooperation between Ukraine and its partners in February. In particular, Norway allocated 300 million euros at the end of the month to purchase military equipment and machinery for Ukraine from the Ukrainian defense industry, as reported by the Norwegian government. Another 28 million USD was invested in the Ukrainian defense industry by Canada under the Danish model, a program of direct financial contributions to the development of Ukraine's defense industry.

Use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine

In the second month of 2025, the Belgian government announced that it would use the proceeds of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine. In 2024, the Belgian government received taxes on Russian assets from Euroclear, the largest securities depository in Belgium, in the amount of 1.7 billion euros. All these funds will be used to provide assistance to Ukraine. 

Training of the Ukrainian military

In February, the partners joined the training of Ukrainian military personnel in three training missions - UNIFIER, ELLISEV and INTERFLEX.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, instructors from the Canadian Armed Forces' UNIFIER training operation conducted basic general military training for the Armed Forces' engineering units in February. Additionally, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on February 24 that the Ukrainian Air Force would receive 4 F-16 fighter jet simulators to support the training of Ukrainian pilots.

In addition to Canadian instructors, instructors from the Norwegian training mission ELLISEV joined the training of Ukrainian servicemen as part of the multinational training operation INTERFLEX led by the United Kingdom. In the UK, members of the Norwegian National Guard conducted training for the Ukrainian military in positional warfare and first aid on the battlefield. 

The United Kingdom additionally organized a two-week advanced training course for Ukrainian military chaplains at the United Kingdom Defense Academy. 

In February, a number of Ukraine's partner countries also announced training for a Ukrainian brigade. On February 24, the leaders of Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden announced joint future equipment and training for the Ukrainian brigade. On the same day, Denmark announced the allocation of 270 million euros for the development of the Ukrainian brigade together with the Nordic and Baltic countries, as well as for ammunition for Ukrainian soldiers.

Sanctions against Russia and its supporters

Sanctions pressure on Russia increased significantly due to the efforts of partners in the second month of 2025. New comprehensive sanctions packages against Russia were introduced by the UK, Canada, and the EU. 

On February 14, the UK Foreign Office imposed sanctions on a number of individuals and entities in Russia involved in the Russian military machine. The sanctions lists include Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Fradkov, Director of the Federal Service for Technical and Export Control Vladimir Selin, Kirov-Energomash Plant JSC, and Rosatom-Additive Technologies LLC. 

The UK announced the second comprehensive package of sanctions against Russia and its supporters on February 24. This package of sanctions was the largest since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion. The sanctions targeted Russian and foreign suppliers of goods to the Russian military, North Korea's defense minister, other North Korean generals and senior officials, Grant Trade LLC, 40 vessels of the Russian "shadow fleet," and foreign financial institutions that support the Russian military machine, including Kyrgyzstan's Keremet Bank OJSC.

On the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, 76 individuals and legal entities in Russia and abroad, which strengthen the Russian defense industry, responsible for war crimes, deportation of Ukrainian children and Russian propaganda, were subjected to Canadian sanctions. The restrictive measures affected the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation, the Russian Aerospace Forces, the Radiological, Chemical and Bacteriological Defense Forces, and 109 vessels of the Russian "shadow fleet".

An important news item in February was the announcement of the 16th package of EU sanctions against Russia. On February 24, the European Union announced the adoption of the 16th package of sanctions against Russia, which included 83 individuals and legal entities responsible for threatening the territorial integrity of Ukraine. The EU imposed sanctions on 74 shadow fleet vessels, propaganda media, 13 regional banks that facilitate the Russian financial and banking systems, 53 trade entities that strengthen the Russian defense industry, in particular in China, India, Kazakhstan, the UAE, Turkey, Singapore, and Uzbekistan. Additionally, the EU has banned any transactions with ports and airports in Russia that are used to transfer UAVs, missiles and related technologies to Russia, and suspended the EU broadcasting licenses of 8 Russian media outlets.

Non-Military Security and Civil Protection

In February, Ukraine's cybersecurity was strengthened by the support of the IT Coalition. The Netherlands and Luxembourg, which are member countries of the Coalition, financed the purchase of equipment worth 7.5 million euros. The Ministry of Defense received charging stations, communication equipment and server equipment for data centers, which will strengthen the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of IT and cyber defense. 

The EU also helped strengthen civilian protection. At the end of the month, the European Union handed over 25 Volkswagen Amarok Pickup trucks to the National Police of Ukraine to operate in the frontline regions, in particular to help the population most affected by the war.

And thanks to the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Government of Sweden, Ukrainian military ecologists received equipment to assess the hazard of soils contaminated with explosive remnants of war. The state-of-the-art MX908 and Raman Serstech Arx portable spectrometers are designed to facilitate the identification of chemical threats in the areas under investigation and accelerate environmental safety.

Demining Ukrainian Territories

Ukraine's demining capabilities have been strengthened by Germany and Denmark. On February 17, the German government announced a new package of comprehensive support for Ukraine, which included 2 WISENT 1 demining vehicles and 16 mine plows. And Denmark has allocated 4.5 million euros for humanitarian demining of war-affected areas as part of a project to restore Mykolaiv region. 

In the coming years, the financial contributions of partner countries to demining in Ukraine will continue to grow. In particular, the Coalition for Demining will invest 130 million euros in humanitarian demining of Ukrainian territories in 2025. In total, it is expected that the investments of the Coalition member states in the purchase of demining equipment will reach 700 million euros by 2034.

Support for Energy Infrastructure

The United Kingdom and Denmark have joined in strengthening Ukraine's energy infrastructure and its recovery from Russian attacks.

In particular, on February 5, the UK Foreign Office announced the allocation of 17 million pounds (over 21 million USD) for innovative energy projects to support the restoration and sustainable development of Ukraine's energy system.

Denmark provided additional support to Ukraine's energy sector. As part of a 26 million euros investment in the recovery of Mykolaiv region, which Denmark announced on February 28, Denmark will use part of these funds to support energy security and resilience in Mykolaiv region. 

On February 10, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal also announced the signing of contracts with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to allocate 16.5 million euros for the restoration of energy infrastructure and energy efficiency.

Humanitarian and Reconstruction Support for Ukraine

During the second month of 2025, Ukraine received humanitarian aid from the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, and Denmark.  

The United Kingdom has allocated 12.5 million USD for the recovery and resilience of the Ukrainian economy, 30 million USD to develop more inclusive social services in Ukraine, and 4 million USD for humanitarian supplies of Ukrainian grain to Syria. 

Ukraine also strengthened its bilateral partnership with Germany by signing a Joint Declaration of Intent on February 15 to establish Ukrainian Unity Centers. This agreement provides for the development of spaces that will help internally displaced persons with adaptation and education.

Japan also announced that it would increase its humanitarian aid. At the end of the month, the country's Ministry of Defense announced the expansion of the treatment program for wounded Ukrainian soldiers. Japan has decided to provide rehabilitation services to the Ukrainian military in another hospital, the National Military Medical College Hospital of the Ministry of Defense, doubling the total number of healthcare facilities that will treat Ukrainian veterans.

On February 28, Denmark announced a 26 million euros investment in the Mykolaiv region as part of a comprehensive recovery project to accelerate the rebuilding of social infrastructure and economic development in the region. 

In addition to the support of individual partner states, the European Investment Bank (EIB) joined the recovery of Ukraine in February, announcing financial contributions of 100 million euros to projects to restore critical infrastructure and modernize social services in education and healthcare.

Humanitarian support from partners will remain steady in the near future. In particular, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said that Norway would allocate 1 billion euros for humanitarian aid, recovery, and business development in Ukraine in 2025 alone. In addition, Finland has contributed 4.5 million euros to the Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine (PFRU) in 2025-2027. The Fund's activities are aimed at supporting social stability, especially in frontline communities and in the territories liberated from the temporary occupation. 

Holding Russia to account

In February, partner states took an important step to bring Russia closer to accountability. On February 4, the Coalition for the Establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine laid the legal groundwork for the establishment of a special tribunal by defining the key provisions of the "Schuman Draft Statute" - the main legal document that will govern the tribunal's activities.

In addition, in early February, the Netherlands provided Ukraine with a mobile JDEAL (Joint Deployable Exploitation and Analysis Laboratory) laboratory for the rapid investigation of Russia's war crimes against Ukraine.