OREANDA-NEWS  The European Union will transfer another 3.3 billion euros to Ukraine on Friday for the purchase of drones and missiles, including the American Patriot, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after a telephone conversation with Vladimir Zelensky.

"Tomorrow we will transfer another 3.3 billion euros to Ukraine for the purchase of missiles and drones," von der Leyen said.

According to her, last week the European Commission approved the financing of the purchase of Patriot systems under the Ukraine Support Loan. At that time, the EC announced the allocation of 6.1 billion euros for Ukraine's purchase of air and missile defense systems, ammunition, drones and electronic warfare equipment.

Von der Leyen also announced her intention to use the remaining funds of the European SAFE program to launch a new program of joint defense projects between the EU and Ukraine.

The head of the EC added that since the beginning of the year, the EU has already mobilized almost 15 billion euros of aid to Ukraine and intends to continue financing.

Earlier, the European Union agreed on a 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine for 2026-2027, of which 60 billion are intended to strengthen defense capabilities and the defense industry, and 30 billion for budget support.