Estonian ministry withholds names of firms receiving Ukraine aid
Monday 21st September 2026 on 19:00 in
Estonia
Estonia’s Ministry of Defence will not disclose which Estonian companies have received financial support to help Ukraine, citing security concerns, ERR reported. The companies have received a total of 200 million euros over the past two years.
“For security reasons, the names of the companies selected under the Ukraine aid package are not public information,” ministry spokesperson Ines Edur told ERR.
She said the State Defence Investment Centre opens a competition under the scheme for purchasing products from Estonia’s defence industry. All companies registered in Estonia that meet the competition’s requirements may participate.
An expert committee representing the defence forces, the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications then checks whether applicants meet the requirements.
The centre sends Ukraine a catalogue of products and services from eligible companies, and Ukraine selects items according to its critical needs. The centre then signs contracts with the companies chosen by Ukraine, and the aid is delivered to the country, Edur said.
In 2025 and 2026, Estonia purchased 200 million euros’ worth of products from its defence industry for Ukraine under the scheme.
Under a government decision, Estonia aims to support Ukraine with at least 0.25 percent of its gross domestic product each year. Last year, support reached 0.35 percent of GDP, Edur said, adding that the funding is divided among several forms of assistance.
In 2025 and 2026, 90 percent of Estonia’s military aid to Ukraine was allocated to purchasing products from Estonia’s defence industry, five percent to the Estonia-Luxembourg-led IT coalition, and five percent to military training for Ukrainian defence personnel.
The IT coalition is also seeking ways to use its funding through Estonian companies, Edur said.
One requirement under the defence industry scheme is that at least 40 percent of the production process for products and services submitted to the competition must take place in Estonia.
Products and services purchased for Ukraine have included unmanned systems, medical equipment, and counter-systems, according to Edur.