“In December, the Cabinet of Ministers additionally financed one hundred brigades for UAH 25-27 million each – Shmyhal. The funds are intended for the purchase of drones, spare parts and combat capability support.”, — write on: unn.ua
This was stated by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during the hour of questions to the government in the parliament on Friday, reports UNN.
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Therefore, in December, the President of Ukraine instructed the government to directly finance the brigades in an enhanced mode. The government adopted relevant resolutions together with the Ministry of Defense, a decision was made, and in December the financing of one hundred combat brigades was at the level of 25-27 million hryvnias in addition to personal income tax, additionally. Accordingly, the teams received funds. This approach continues in the first quarter, that is, in January
Deputy Minister of Defense Ivan Gavryliuk noted that the allocated funds were directed not only to the purchase of drones, but also to the purchase of spare parts, and to maintaining military units in combat-ready condition.
This means that today the sums of funds that will be allocated directly from the general budget to the brigades together with their personal income tax, which was before, will amount to more than 30 million hryvnias per brigade per month.
We will remind
In December, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky instructed Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to increase funding for brigades by an order of magnitude.