Japan has committed $6 billion in humanitarian and technical aid to Ukraine for the first half of 2026, a senior Ukrainian official has said.
The announcement of the financial support, which is worth the equivalent of around €5 billion, was made by Olena Kondratyuk, Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, following a meeting with the Japanese ambassador to Ukraine, Masashi Nakagome, last week.
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It comes as Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid, leaving large swathes of the country, including parts of Kyiv and several other regions, without electricity, heating or running water amid subzero temperatures.
Tokyo has already delivered more than 2,500 power generators, 65 transformers, and 10 large-scale power generation units to help tackle Ukraine’s energy crisis and prevent further blackouts.
‘Difficult time’
“We are sincerely grateful to Japan for its substantial humanitarian support during this difficult time, especially for the emergency assistance in restoring energy infrastructure,” Kondratyuk said in a post on Facebook.
“This is particularly important given the devastating consequences of Russian strikes on critical infrastructure in Ukrainian cities,” she added.
Japan has also previously announced that it will fast-track financial assistance to Ukraine, with the aid package expected to be released in the first half of 2026, when Kyiv is projected to face the most severe budgetary constraints.
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In addition to the primary aid package, Japan has allocated about $149 million (€138 mln) for projects under Ukraine’s Emergency Recovery Program, bringing Tokyo’s total financial and humanitarian assistance to over $15 billion (€14 billion), Kondratyuk added.
Help from Poland
More than 20 nations and the EU have delivered critical energy equipment to Ukraine.
This includes Poland, which has donated around 400 generators from its state reserves, along with other essential equipment, with the city of Warsaw providing an additional 90 generators.
Meanwhile, a public fundraising campaign in Poland to purchase heating equipment for Ukraine has raised more than 6.7 million zloty (€1.56 million) in just nine days.