Ukraine allocates UAH 131B for security and defense in Jan 2025

The Finance Ministry announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

“UAH 131 billion is the expenditures of the state budget’s general fund for the security and defense sector in January 2025. This is 61.2% of the total amount of expenditures of the state budget’s general fund,” the statement says.

As noted, the funds were allocated for the salaries of military personnel, including both rank-and-file and senior officers, as well as police officers. Additionally, the funds were allocated for the purchase of military and special equipment, weapons, ammunition, personal protective equipment, fuel, food, medical care, and other expenses.

As reported by Ukrinform, the state budget for 2025 envisages UAH 2.2 trillion for the security and defense sector, which is 26.3% of Ukraine's GDP.