Germany Secretly Allocated €300 Million for Shells for Ukraine

Germany has secretly allocated an additional €300 million to the Czech ammunition initiative over the past two years. These funds were directed toward meeting the Ukrainian Defense Forces’ needs for artillery shells.

The updated aid figures were reported by the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, according to German Aid to Ukraine. The ministry specified that the total amount of German commitments under this program has reached nearly €900 million.

The financial support has allowed the initiative to significantly expand its scope since its launch in the spring of 2024. The initial plan called for the delivery of 800,000 rounds of 155 mm and 122 mm ammunition.

Over the two years of the program’s operation, partners have invested billions of euros in it. This has made it possible to deliver 4.4 million rounds of large-caliber ammunition to the Ukrainian military by February 2026.

Germany considers artillery a priority area for support and had previously announced the largest public contribution. It included 180,000 155 mm shells worth €576 million.

Details of subsequent German contributions remained unknown to the public for a long time. Officials had only hinted at additional aid without specifying concrete amounts until recently.

The current total of nearly €900 million indicates that at least one more large payment has been made. The government could have allocated these €300 million in a single tranche or distributed them across several non-public orders.

The type of ammunition purchased with the additional funds remains unknown at this time. The German Federal Ministry of Defence did not respond to a request for clarification regarding the caliber or quantity of shells.

If 155 mm shells were purchased at current prices, the €300 million would cover approximately 94,000 units.

These funds could also have been used to purchase over 100,000 122 mm shells. This type of ammunition is primarily used by older Soviet-era systems that remain in service.

The Czech initiative accounted for about 56% of all 155 mm shell deliveries that Germany financed in 2024. The remaining ammunition came through other procurement channels and direct agreements.

As a reminder, Ukraine and Germany announced the launch of Brave Germany — a joint grant program for the development of defense innovations.