The government is allocating an additional UAH 10.8 billion for the purchase and production of weapons.
This was reported by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko.
Of these, UAH 9 billion will go directly to the purchase of new weapons, repair and modernization of equipment, and almost UAH 2 billion more will go to scaling up production and implementing technologies from the battlefield.
The money was accumulated in a special fund of the state budget. It was accumulated from taxes on personal income and license fees from the gambling business and lotteries.
- In the state budget for 2026, defense and security spending is planned at UAH 2.8 trillion. Of this, UAH 709.8 billion are directly spent on weapons and military equipment.
- In May, the government prepared amendments to Ukraineʼs state budget for 2026. The impetus came from the approval of a €90 billion EU loan for 2026-2027. This year, Ukraine expects €45 billion in support, of which €31.8 billion will go to defense.
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