Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal says now annual spending on the defense forces is about UAH 2 trillion (US$ 54 billion).
"In peacetime, the revenue part of the budget of Ukraine amounted to UAH 1.3 trillion (US$ 35 billion). Today, we allocated UAH 1.3 trillion in the budget for the Armed Forces, allocated another UAH 509 billion (US$ 13.8 billion) for the year, and now we will allocate about that amount. In fact, the Armed Forces, war costs Ukraine about UAH 2 trillion today," Shmyhal said at a conference of Ukrainian ambassadors on Thursday.
The Prime Minister said Ukraine actually receives other funds from partners, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
