The government submitted to the parliament a draft law on the state budget for 2026, and the expenses for Ukrzaliznytsu remained almost at the level of this year. But this is not enough-after all, the company suffers due to Russian shelling and has multi-billion dollar losses from passenger transportation. In order to ensure stability in the company, state funding must be increased, says Julia Sirko, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhoi Committee on Transport and Infrastructure..

" In that form, and with such attacks that Russians are now systematically applying, we need to understand how we will cover the costs of this restoration. Or at the expense of the reserve fund, or according to some separate program? The enemy aimed at the railway units this year, they do it absolutely directed and will further beat on them. We need to discuss how they see the solution to this issue in the UZ, ”said Sirko.

At the same time, she recalled that this year the UZ received almost 12.5 billion from the reserve fund to cover losses in the passenger - and it is important to continue this practice.

" Vote this question in parliament " But this must be done - so that the railway does not stop and employees do not run away from it, ”the people's deputy emphasized.

Earlier, the Federation of Employers of Ukraine (FRU) appealed to the Prime Minister and relevant ministries call to provide for the costs of losses of Ukrzaliznitsa JSC from passenger transport in the state budget for 2026.

The FRU noted that the railway performs critical functions for defense and the population, but without systemic state support, its stable work is at risk.

As it became known that in 2026, Ukrzaliznitsa plans to increase tariffs for freight railway transport by 37%to cover growing losses from passenger transportation. At the same time, according to carriers, raising tariffs can lead to a drop in a cargo base by 15%, which will give UP only about 12 billion UAH of additional income. At the same time, losses for the economy will amount to UAH 96 billion, and 36 billion UAH tax revenues.