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Dnipropetrovsk Investment Agency keeps introducing about the level of Ukraine and Dnipropetrovsk region cooperation with other countries amid the unprovoked military aggression by the russian federation. For now, we propose an overview of the assistance provided by Germany and the foreign trade volume figures, which is derived from DIABASE data.
Germany remains one of Ukraine’s main partners in the fight against russian aggression. The country provides comprehensive support – financial, military, humanitarian, and assists in the restoration and strengthening of critical infrastructure.
The Federal Republic supplies Ukraine with weapons and equipment both from the Bundeswehr reserves and through purchases from industrial companies financed under the German Government’s Capacity Building Initiative. As of 2025, the total amount of military assistance provided or already planned is about €28 billion.
Military support includes:
Within the framework of the EU Military Assistance Mission, Germany is actively training the Armed Forces of Ukraine. More than 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers have already been trained, at a cost of about €282 million.
Educational and scientific cooperation
In 2024, Ukraine and Germany signed an agreement on cooperation in science, technology, innovation, and higher education. The agreement provides:
Humanitarian aid
In 2024, Germany allocated €200 million for winterization: generators, fuel, insulation, and warm clothes. This was a response to russian attacks on the energy system. Additionally, the country has allocated €170 million to strengthen the energy infrastructure – repairing power plants and modernizing systems.
In April 2025, Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock announced a new package of €130 million for humanitarian aid:
Grant and investment programs
Germany is implementing programs to support the economy, business and sustainable development in Ukraine:
Support for Dnipropetrovsk region
Germany provides targeted assistance to regions, including Dnipropetrovsk region.
Foundation “Caritas Donetsk” in the city of Dnipro, with the support of Caritas Germany and the German Foreign Office, provided one-time assistance of UAH 10,800 for victims of shelling, especially vulnerable categories of the population.
In partnership with “East SOS” and Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe, the projects are being implemented:
The current level of economic relations between Dnipropetrovsk region and Germany may indicate a significant potential for growth in the field of investment. There are 45 German companies operating in the region, which have invested $264.4 million in the region’s economy, which is 5% of total foreign investment.
Germany remains an important trading partner of Dnipropetrovsk region. The high level of partnerships is evidenced by the bilateral analysis of foreign activities. German companies are most interested in ferrous metals and products thereof, fruits and oilseeds, parts of railway equipment, etc. According to the results of 2024, the volume of goods exports from Dnipropetrovsk region amounted to $212.1 million and almost remained at the level of 2022. The share of exports to Germany is 3.5% of the region’s total exports.
Around 200 companies from Dnipropetrovsk region exported their products to the German market, including enterprises from the metallurgy sector, engineering, processing industry, and agriculture.
Imports of goods from Germany to Dnipropetrovsk region increased by 4% compared to 2023, reaching $308.2 million.
Nearly 700 importers in the region bought pharmaceuticals, machinery and equipment, land transportation, plastics and polymeric materials, etc.
Import operations were mainly carried out by food and processing companies, trade and pharmaceutical companies.
Source: information for the article was taken from open online sources