Government allocates additional UAH 5.6 billion to fortify defence borders: Denys Shmyhal

This year, the Government has earmarked UAH 20 billion for the construction of reliable fortifications.

During its meeting on 2 April, the Cabinet of Ministers allocated an additional UAH 5.6 billion. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced.

"Of this amount, UAH 1.1 billion will be allocated for the construction of fortifications in the Donetsk region, over UAH 1 billion - for the Zaporizhzhia region, UAH 1.5 billion - for the Sumy region and UAH 300 million and 400 million for the Mykolaiv and Kherson regions respectively," the Head of Government added.

The Prime Minister also emphasised the importance to ensure the safety of people, especially children. In particular, it concerns the construction of reliable shelters in educational institutions.

According to the Head of Government, 235 such shelters have already been equipped in schools at the expense of funds allocated to communities within the state subvention.

"This year we provide another UAH 2.5 billion. In this way, we plan to create safe conditions for offline learning for approximately about 300,000 pupils," said Denys Shmyhal.

In addition, the Government has allocated UAH 1 billion for the construction of shelters in hospitals. According to the Prime Minister, the Government's goal is to guarantee the availability, safety and effectiveness of medical services for all Ukrainians.

"Our partners help us in this regard. Ukraine has received USD 70 million from Japan through the World Bank as part of the HEAL Ukraine Project. These are funds for reimbursement of expenses under the medical guarantee programme. We are grateful to our Japanese friends for their leadership in supporting Ukraine," the Prime Minister added.