Ukraine has received the first tranche of €3 billion from the amount allocated by the European Union for a joint loan from the G7 to Ukraine, which will be repaid using proceeds from frozen Russian assets.

Ukraine on Friday received €3 billion ($3.1 billion) from the European Commission as part of a major aid package pledged by the Group of Seven (G7) leading economies. The G7 and the European Union aim to provide Ukraine with a loan of $50 billion,

EU pays Ukraine first installment of $3 billion from G7 loan, using interest from frozen Russian assets to aid war effort.

Ukraine received its first 3 billion euro ($3.09 billion) tranche of the European Union's portion of the Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) loan agreed for Ukraine by the G7 group of countries,

According to Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance, these funds will be used to finance priority state budget expenditures, including social programs, military needs, and critical infrastructure restoration.