Zelenskiy says allies will deliver new energy and military aid within 10 days

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said allies have committed to deliver new energy and military assistance to Ukraine within about 10 days, targeting Feb. 24 — the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion. He framed the pledge as urgent to reinforce air defences and repair a battered power grid as attacks intensify.

“In Munich, we agreed with the leaders of the Berlin Format on specific packages of energy and military aid for Ukraine by February 24,” Zelenskiy wrote on X, a post cited by Reuters. He added gratitude for partner readiness and an expectation the shipments would arrive without delay: “I am grateful to our partners for their readiness to help, and we count on all deliveries arriving promptly,” he said, as reported by Reuters.

Zelenskiy made the announcement after talks in Munich on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, where leaders in the Berlin Format discussed both immediate battlefield needs and measures to protect energy infrastructure. Reuters reported Zelenskiy saying Russian forces had launched around 1,300 attack drones, 1,200 guided aerial bombs and dozens of ballistic missiles at Ukraine over the previous week, a level of assault that has battered energy networks and plunged millions of residents into power outages during freezing weather.

Ukrainian and European outlets conveyed optimism about the scale of the energy package. United24 Media and European Pravda reported Zelenskiy saying preliminary agreements could lead to “the biggest package of energy assistance,” and that partners had agreed to maximize support over the next 10 to 11 days so that by Feb. 24 there would be “packages and decisions.”

Specific contents and monetary totals for the Munich energy commitment were not disclosed. On the military side, Zelenskiy said he hoped new support would include air-defence missiles. Separately, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged a 1.4 billion euro military package to be delivered by the end of the year and provided jointly with Belgium, Denmark and Norway. Scholz said the package is expected to include air defences, tanks, combat drones and artillery, and framed the pledge as a message to Moscow: “It is a clear message to [Russian President Vladimir] Putin – playing for time will not work. We will not let up in our support for Ukraine.” He added that any peace must be based on international law and said, “We will not accept a peace dictated by Russia,” and that peace “can only be brought about on the basis of international law,” according to Al Jazeera.

Broader Western coordination looks set to continue. Devdiscourse reported that at a recent Ramstein-format Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting 17 countries committed nearly $38 billion for 2026 and more than $6 billion already in specific packages, figures attributed there to Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. European Pravda and United24 Media also said Ukraine’s foreign ministry received confirmation that the United States is prepared to advance legally binding security guarantees toward ratification in Congress, with a draft bilateral agreement nearly finalized.

Economically, the pledges carry near-term and longer-term implications. Rapid energy assistance could blunt winter-driven humanitarian and industrial disruptions and reduce price risk in regional electricity and gas markets, while stepped-up military support signals a sustained rise in European defense procurement and budgetary commitments. That trend could underpin demand for defense manufacturers but also pressure government borrowing and fiscal policy choices as countries balance aid, domestic spending and economic stability.

The coming 10 days will test allies’ ability to convert political commitments into deliveries. Zelenskiy’s deadline for Feb. 24 sets a high bar for logistics and financing, and will be watched closely as a measure of Western resolve ahead of the invasion’s anniversary.