For the fourth year in a row, Poland has been providing significant military and humanitarian support to Ukraine in its fight against russian aggression and remains one of its key allies. Among all countries assisting Ukraine, Poland ranks first in terms of the volume of support relative to its own GDP. In the most critical periods of the war, it was Warsaw that reacted quickly and effectively, providing Ukraine with the necessary weapons and resources.

The total value of the weapons transferred by Poland is estimated at €3.6 billion. This is more than 1,300 units of military equipment, including tanks, self-propelled artillery systems, aircrafts and helicopters. Poland was the first to begin mass supplies of heavy weapons, initiated the creation of a “tank coalition” and transferred combat aircraft to Ukraine. It provided the largest amount of heavy equipment among all allies.

In addition to armored vehicles, Poland has transferred to Ukraine dozens of drones for close reconnaissance, hundreds of kamikaze drones, anti-aircraft missile systems and over 100 million units of ammunition of various types and calibers. In response to the acute shortage of ammunition at the front, the Polish president joined the Czech “ammunition initiative”, pledging to allocate €100 million for it.

Poland also plays an important role in the training of the Ukrainian military. It has organized or co-organized over 500 training courses, training a total of 25 thousand Ukrainian soldiers. Of these, 14.5 thousand were trained within the framework of the EU mission EUMAM. Poland also supports the logistics and maintenance of the transferred weapons: its enterprises repair Leopard, T-72, PT-91 tanks and Krab howitzers, which are actively used at the front.

In addition to military assistance, Poland provides stable communications for the Armed Forces of Ukraine: the Armed Forces of Ukraine received 20,000 Starlink sets, the maintenance of which is financed by Poland.

In December 2024, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the preparation of the 46th tranche of aid to Ukraine worth €200 million, which is planned to be transferred in 2025.

Poland plays a key role in providing Ukraine with both military and humanitarian aid. Its logistics hub serves the vast majority of international supplies to Ukraine, making it one of the most reliable partners in the fight for freedom and independence.

Warsaw also supports Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The Polish authorities, in cooperation with the European Commission, have created the so-called energy hub for assistance to Ukraine — RescEU, through which much assistance is being channeled, which is now urgently needed in the face of intensified attacks by the russian federation on Ukrainian critical infrastructure facilities.

Dnipropetrovsk region and the Polish Lower Silesian Voivodeship are long-standing partners who actively cooperate in the humanitarian and cultural spheres, exchange scientific achievements and achievements in the field of local self-government. Dnipropetrovsk region expresses its gratitude to the leadership of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, the members of the regional Sejmik and personally the Director of the Department of International Cooperation of the Marshal’s Office of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Mr. Krzysztof Godun, and his specialists for the initiative and active participation in organizing humanitarian aid to the residents of the Dnipropetrovsk region. Thanks to their professionalism, coordinated and timely work, since March 2022, the Dnipropetrovsk region has been receiving the necessary humanitarian aid, namely:

• A specialized medical transport “ambulance” has been transferred to the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Emergency Medical Center. These vehicles are distributed across the communities of the region, and another part went to meet the needs of the Defense Forces and the police. Also, modern defibrillators, ventilators, hemostatic clamps and other medical materials and equipment were provided.
• Rescuers of the State Emergency Service received pneumatic and hydraulic equipment, clamps, controllers, pressure reducers, batteries, air cylinders, chemical overalls, filters for gas masks and special masks.
• Medical institutions of Kryvyi Rih and the district received specialized medical beds.
• Dnipro paramedics received more materials to save the lives of wounded soldiers. Among them are special Israeli bandages, which are designed to stop bleeding in an emergency. Also laryngeal masks, which help with respiratory system lesions.
• Drones were transferred to the defenders of Ukraine, rescuers and law enforcement officers.
• Three-phase generators with a capacity of 16-36 kW were transferred to water utilities and heat-generating enterprises of the region.

Currently, 19 Polish companies operate in the Dnipropetrovsk region, which have invested $4.7 million in the region’s economy. Poland is one of the region’s main foreign trade partners, and ranks 2nd among exporters and 3rd among importers of countries in the world.

According to the results of 2024, the volume of exports of goods from the Dnipropetrovsk region amounted to $845.4 million and decreased by 22.7% compared to 2023. Polish enterprises mostly purchase ferrous metals and products thereof, ores, slag, fats and vegetable oil, etc.

More than 300 enterprises of the Dnipropetrovsk region exported their products to the Polish market, including enterprises of the mining and metallurgical complex, food and processing companies.

Imports of goods from Poland to the Dnipropetrovsk region increased by 16.4% compared to 2023 and amounted to $423.98 million.

More than 660 importing enterprises in the region purchased ferrous metals and products thereof, milk and dairy products, essential oils, plastics and polymeric materials, oil and its distillation products, etc.

Import operations were mainly carried out by enterprises of the metallurgical, food, processing industries and trading companies.

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