The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reported that it allocated about UAH 13.8 billion from its special fundraising account to the defense forces in October 2026. The account received over UAH 2.9 billion during the month and held a balance of over UAH 1.1 billion as of Nov. 1, 2026. Since opening on Feb. 24, 2022, the account has received nearly UAH 173.3 billion in equivalent, including almost UAH 150.8 billion remitted from abroad in foreign currencies. Cumulative allocations to defense needs totaled almost UAH 173 billion. The largest recipients were the Defence Procurement Agency, which received over UAH 115.454 billion, and the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, which received over UAH 38.503 billion.