Procurement of missiles and ammunition is one of the priorities of the defense budget - Ministry of Defense
Kyiv • UNN
The Ukrainian defense budget for 2024 prioritizes missiles and ammunition, for which 175 billion hryvnias are allocated; it also emphasizes the conclusion of contracts with domestic producers.
One of the main priorities of the defense budget for the next year is missile weapons and ammunition. This was emphasized by Deputy Minister of Defense of Defense Yuriy Dzhyhyr, according to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, UNN reports.
Details
For of the funds planned for 2024 will be spent on this area, approximately 175 billion hryvnias. About 80 billion hryvnias will be spent on military equipment.
The next priority is the current repair of damaged military equipment and the purchase of of spare parts for it.
The government has set the The Ministry has been tasked with contracting as much as possible weapons and military equipment from Ukrainian manufacturers. And according to our estimates, more than 190 billion hryvnias of the funds to be contracted next year will remain with the domestic manufacturer
Addendum
The budget for 2024, which was allocated for the for the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is conditionally divided into three parts according to the approach of NATO countries. NATO. [The largest package accounts for more than 70% of the budget and includes personnel costs. The next package is the purchase of ammunition and and weapons. It will take more than 20% of the defense budget. And the third package is operational costs. They include fuel, training, utilities, and routine maintenance.
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