Estonia found €2-3 billion in shells, missiles for Ukraine, needs funding from allies

Pevkur revealed Estonia’s potential assistance at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting on 19 March, attended by NATO members and 24 other countries.

Based on shell prices, Postimees estimates that Estonia’s €2-3 billion could buy about one million shells and Grad rockets, aiding the Ukrainian army until year’s end.

Pevkur mentioned that Estonia could potentially buy shells mainly from non-European countries, with some European sources, but declined to specify due to sellers’ preferences for anonymity. He noted a race against time to secure 155 mm and 152 mm shells, as Russia is also actively searching for suppliers of the latter through Belarus.

The Estonian minister noted that the funding issue for acquiring shells involves sums between two and three billion euros, covering all calibers needed by Ukraine, including 122 mm rockets for Grad systems, 122 mm artillery shells for D-30 howitzers, and 152 mm and 155 mm shells, with a variety of options available in the global market.