Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has thanked New Zealand for its first contribution towards Ukraine's defence in nine months.
New Zealand's coalition government timed the second anniversary of Russia's illegal ground invasion of Ukraine with an announcement of $NZ25.9 million ($A24.5 million) in assistance, and an extension of its military training program.
Total financial support from Wellington - on military aid, humanitarian support, legal challenges and reconstuction efforts - totals just over $NZ100 million ($A94 million) in the past two years.
