Ministry of Defence will allocate UAH 1.1 billion for purchase of UAVs. Funds will go directly to brigades, - Shmyhal
An additional UAH 1.1 billion was allocated for the purchase of UAVs. The funds will go directly to the brigades.
According to Censor.NET, this was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during a government meeting.
"The Ministry of Defence allocates an additional UAH 1.1 billion for the purchase of drones. These are funds that will go directly to the brigades so that they can quickly meet the most important needs.
In total, this month the Ministry of Defence will directly transfer UAH 4.3 billion to the military brigades, and over 11 months such direct funding has totalled UAH 27.2 billion," he said.
According to Shmyhal, over the past 10 months, the Cabinet of Ministers has spent UAH 229 billion on the purchase of military equipment, weapons, ammunition, defence products, personal protective equipment, and food for the Security and Defence Forces.