The Verkhovna Rada made changes to the state budget for 2022, increasing spending by 26.5 billion. UAH, including for defense by UAH 9 billion 96 million.

A total of 345 people's deputies voted for the relevant bill No. 7012-d The deputies also decided that the speaker of the parliament, Ruslan Stefanchuk, should immediately sign it.

" - 22.7 billion. UAH - to increase the defense capability of the state.

500 million. UAH - for the resumption of water supply in the Donetsk region, the regional budgets of Donetsk and Luhansk regions 100 million each. hryvnia,"

According to the explanatory note, the law provides for the budget program 2101150 " from UAH 28.4 billion to UAH 37.5 billion. The source of covering these expenses provides for the overfulfillment of the income plan of the general fund of the state budget in January 2022 in the amount of UAH 9.096 billion.