Polish and allied officials have repeatedly described Poland as a key logistics hub for assistance flowing to Ukraine.
A central role is played by Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport in southeastern Poland, where aircraft regularly deliver military equipment and humanitarian supplies that are then transported onward to Ukraine.
Government figures released in October show that between 2022 and 2024 Poland transferred 318 tanks and 586 other armored vehicles to Ukraine, alongside 137 artillery systems.
The deliveries included Soviet-era equipment once common in the Polish armed forces, such as T-72 tanks, 2S1 Goździk self-propelled howitzers and BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launchers.
Polish officials have argued that older, familiar systems had immediate battlefield value because Ukrainian forces had long operated similar equipment, cutting the time needed for training and integration.
The figures also include more modern hardware, including a company of Leopard 2A4 tanks and Polish-made systems that have been widely used by Ukrainian troops, such as the Krab self-propelled howitzer and the Rak self-propelled mortar.
Poland has additionally supplied 10 aircraft and 10 helicopters, including MiG-29 fighter jets and Mi-24 attack helicopters.
Poland’s support has extended beyond heavy equipment, with Ukrainian forces using Polish-provided air-defense missiles such as the Piorun man-portable system, as well as Polish-made drones and loitering munitions, including FlyEye reconnaissance drones and Warmate, both produced by WB Group, a leading Polish armaments provider.
According to the same set of government figures, the overall value of Poland’s military assistance, together with other support for Ukraine’s armed forces, had exceeded PLN 18 billion (around EUR 4.27 billion) by March 2025. Separate totals cited for equipment transfers put the value at PLN 7.23 billion in 2022 and PLN 5.63 billion in 2023 and 2024.
EUR 2.2 billion worth of arms sales
Alongside donations, Poland has also sold equipment to Ukraine. Government data indicate that in 2022 and 2023 exports of military equipment reached a combined value of EUR 2.2 billion, including partial execution of a contract for 54 Krab howitzers, with 36 delivered.
Other purchases listed by the government include armored personnel carriers, mortars, and a limited number of rocket launchers and armored vehicles.
Officials say Ukraine has received 47 Polish military support packages so far, with a 48th nearing completion.
Poland is working on transferring additional MiG-29 jets, which Warsaw has presented as a contribution to strengthening Ukraine’s air defense.
Poland is in the process of replacing its aging MiG fleet, including with FA-50 light combat aircraft ordered from South Korea.
The government figures indicate that Ukraine is prepared to share some battlefield-tested drone and anti-drone technology with Poland in connection with the planned transfer.
Training assistance
Training has been a second pillar of Poland’s support. Polish firing ranges have hosted sustained training activity under the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine, known as EUMAM Ukraine, and within NATO’s Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine command, known as NSATU.
Polish and allied instructors have trained tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers under these frameworks, with foreign contingents, including from France and Norway, taking part in drills on Polish training grounds.
In Bydgoszcz, north-central Poland, NATO and Ukraine opened the NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre, known as JATEC, in early 2025.
The facility is designed to help align Ukrainian forces with NATO standards and to share lessons drawn from the war.
Poland’s Ministry of Digital Affairs has financed Starlink satellite terminals used for frontline communications.
Ukrainian officials said last week that Poland has financed and transferred more than 29,000 terminals made by the US company SpaceX.
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Source: dzieje.pl, ukrinform.net