Economics

"Funds will be needed": Shmigal answered where they will take money for additional needs of the Armed Forces

According to Prime Minister Denis Shmigal, the government consults on defense needs directly with the military. Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmigal stressed that the government intends to compensate for additional costs to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This process will be carried out by continuing the audit and checking the expenditures. He reported this throughout the press conference.

According to him, the government actively interacts with the military, consulting on defense needs. During the press conference, the Prime Minister asked the possibility of finding funds in the amount of hundreds of billions of hryvnias to meet the additional needs of the Armed Forces fighters. Shmigal stressed that the process of mobilization continues in our country, without revealing specific figures on the number of servicemen who will join the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

He emphasized the importance of taking into account the opinion of our military in this matter. "Will the need for these amounts? He noted that the Government is aware of the need to decide on additional financing of the needs of our defenders this year. "What tools? Continuation of a certain audit, verification The budget for 2024 expected how the issue of mobilization, defense operation and offensive operations would move.