From the budget - 5 billion hryvnias per day to the army. Why are the Armed Forces fighters forced to buy the form and equipment themselves

Ukrainian volunteers are trying to raise money for ammunition, drones, medicines, fuel and other goods needed for the army daily. The Ministry of Finance says that the problem of financing the Armed Forces is completely unclear, because money is enough. Focus spoke with military and volunteers to understand how much the statements of the authorities are in line with reality. Ukrainians try to support the army, understanding the threat that comes from Russia.

It has long been no secret that some of the Armed Forces are provided with volunteers. Every day, they try to raise money for ammunition, drones of different types, night vision devices, navigation and optical devices, engines, batteries and batteries, as well as medicines and fuel. The authorities, represented by the Minister of Finance of Ukraine, Serhiy Marchenko states that there are no problems with providing the military.

The official confessed that he did not understand where she came from and why he would take away the meeting. Every day, he said, from the country's budget to the security and defense sector comes 5 billion hryvnias. "Who else is allocated? Local budgets and local self -government bodies. We have calculated their opportunity for a year - it varies from 15 to 20 billion . . . If all local governments, all mayors will disappear, they will allow us to continue the war for four days .

For all respect for volunteers, no other non -governmental organizations are standing with the state's capabilities to provide the Armed Forces, "he said in an interview with Forbes. Marchenko says that the question is "where money" needs to be addressed by commanders, because they depend on the level of providing their parts. "If they have not banally secured the combat capability of the units, it's their responsibility . . .

It is difficult for me to comment on things that I do not understand myself. I do not understand why we still provide in the fold of servicemen," he said. It is not easy to check the figure of 5 billion for Marchenko. On December 26, the Ministry of Finance reported on the costs of protection and defense as a result of the eleven months of 2023. From the state budget allocated 1. 56 trillion hryvnias or 59. 2% of the total amount of expenses.

If you multiply 5 billion by the number of days in 11 months this year, almost UAH 1. 7 trillion will be released. It turns out that the difference of 140 billion for the head of the Ministry of Finance is not so significant. Judging by the Ministry's comment, the money was directed to: the last item of expenses was set aside for "other types of expenditures" to ensure the activities of the relevant bodies and formations.

Focus surveyed by the existing military of the Armed Forces doubt the truth of the minister's words and do not understand how to do without volunteer assistance. The commander of the fire support of the 1st company of the special purpose of the 20th separate battalion Dmitry Khudenko, who was recently transferred to Avdiivka, told Focus about elementary problems with military uniform supplies for his unit.

"I was transferred to Avdiivka a week ago, I was given summer Berzi and two sets of form - too old. I do not need good at all. I gave the guys who are now lying in the hospital. That's how we were arranged and sent to the war zone. things are not issued, there is no size, the quality is terrible. Volunteers provide us, and who spend their money at zero (Khudenko implies payments of 100 thousand hryvnias, which are provided for fighters fighting on the front line - ed. ) ", - said the military.

Khudenko also pays attention to the structure of the distribution of UAH 5 billion, which Marchenko spoke of. The security and defense sector is a fairly streamlined term, the official does not specify where this money goes - food, uniforms or fuel. "In my platoon, transport, generators and terminals of Starlink are volunteer. The only diesel from the state is getting, but while you report . . . I was seriously injured, I volunteers 300,000 hryvnias for treatment, not the state," fighter.

Volunteer from the unbreakable samurai team Andriy Likhachev in conversation with focus emphasizes that even if drones, thermal imagers, sights and other ammunition are purchased for state money, for unclear reasons, this equipment is often in warehouses. "We, as volunteers, understand that our boys are killed on the front and buy the things they need. Who spends 5 billion hryvnias for a day and where they go - it is unclear. We need to demand from Marchenko a report where such large sums go.

It is not a secret that Ukrainian Officials are covered by martial law and classifying military expenditures, "he notes. According to the volunteer, many military complain about the long journey of reporting to senior management for the drone Mavic. The soldiers are forced to participate in the Soviet bureaucracy - to write tons of papers. Perhaps that is why they do not want to take drones on their units in command, volunteer suggested.

"We boys boys a laptop, a printer and paper in Kupyansk direction to just write this report. As for fuel: we take up to 100 liters of gasoline with guys with generators with each departure, because there is simply no normal gas stations. They can find a diesel, but not gasoline, "Likhachev emphasized. We will remind, Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a state budget with a record increase in the article expenses for the army. The amount reaches 10.