On 24 August 2026, Ukraine submitted a request for payment of part of the fifth, seventh and eight instalments of the Ukraine Plan, in accordance with Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2024/792 of 29 February 2024 establishing the Ukraine Facilitynote. To support the payment request, Ukraine provided justification for the satisfactory fulfilment of one step in the fifth instalment, three steps in the seventh instalment, and four steps of the eight instalment set out in the Annex to Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/1447 of 14 May 2024 on the approval of the assessment of the Ukraine Plannote, as amended by Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1923 (‘the CID Annex’)note. Ukraine also provided evidence for three steps in the ninth instalment.