Bulgaria Delivers 13th Military Aid Package to Ukraine as War Marks Four Years
Bulgaria’s government has dispatched a 13th package of military assistance to Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022, the Defence Ministry reported. Specific contents and financial terms of the packages remain classified under national security provisions.
SOFIA — Bulgaria has approved and delivered its 13th military aid package to Ukraine, continuing a multiyear support programme launched in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. The latest package was authorised on 12 February 2026, according to official information from the Bulgarian government’s public information portal.
The country’s Ministry of Defence has declined to disclose the exact contents, scope or monetary value of individual packages, citing classification restrictions tied to broader defence capability reporting. The assistance is being provided under a bilateral framework agreed between the Bulgarian and Ukrainian defence ministries on 5 December 2022, and ratified by the Bulgarian National Assembly later that month.
Although detailed inventories are not public, parliamentary decisions and defence ministry statements over time have revealed elements of Bulgaria’s contributions. These have included armoured transport vehicles with existing weapon systems, surplus or non-operational portable air defence systems and various anti-aircraft missiles previously held by the Bulgarian Armed Forces, and self-propelled artillery systems known to have been in use in Ukraine.
In addition to hard military gear, Sofia has supplied personal protective equipment, such as helmets and body armour, medical kits, and seasonal clothing and footwear. The defence ministry also administers a humanitarian assistance programme in Bulgaria providing accommodation and food support for displaced Ukrainians.
Bulgaria has received financial compensation from international partners for its military aid. Defence officials previously stated that reimbursements from the United States and the European Union had already topped €200 million and could exceed €300 million in 2026 through various mechanisms.
The continuation of a structured aid programme marks Bulgaria as a consistent contributor within the broader European effort to sustain Ukrainian defence capabilities. Across Europe, levels of military assistance vary widely; some states have issued far larger volumes of aid in both financial and material terms.
