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Only 1 billion hryvnias spent on "Zelenskyy’s thousand" could provide additional 7.5 million hryvnias for needs of each brigade, - military Mykytenko On 15 November, the first day of the Winter Support programme, approximately 1 million Ukrainians applied to receive 1,000 hryvnia from the state, amounting to 1 billion hryvnia from the budget. At the same time, the billion is divided among 130 combat brigades, which is 7.5 million for each. 16.11.25 19:19 8 671 93 Previously in trend: Winter support from government

Ukraine estimates defense needs for 2026 at $120 billion, and we ask partners to cover half by investing 0.25% of GDP, - Shmyhal Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said that Ukraine can cover only half of its defense needs for the next year, and appealed to NATO partners to cover the remaining costs. 15.10.25 18:06 733 6 Previously in trend: Ukraine’s defense spending

Lithuania plans to spend over 5% of GDP on defense in 2026 - Prime Minister Ruginenė Lithuania plans to allocate 5.38% of its gross domestic product to defense needs next year. 15.10.25 16:06 489 1 Previously in trend: Defense expenditures

Kharkiv RMA spent over UAH 260 million on rebuilding lyceum in Chuhuiv, which was damaged in 2022. On 12 October, building was destroyed again by Russian shelling. PHOTO On the night of 12 October, Chuhuiv Lyceum No. 2 was damaged by Russian drones in Chuhuiv. The military administration of Kharkiv spent more than UAH 260 million to rebuild this educational institution, which was destroyed by Russian shelling in 2022. 12.10.25 17:42 9 118 63 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv region

NATO countries pledge to invest 5% of GDP annually in defense until 2035 NATO leaders have agreed on a final declaration, according to which they pledge to invest 5% of their country's GDP annually for basic defense needs. 25.06.25 15:49 2 054 7 Previously in trend: Support for Ukraine NATO defense spending

Lithuania will spend more than 5% of GDP on defense from 2026, - President Nausėda Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said that starting next year the country will spend more than 5% of GDP on defense. 29.04.25 16:22 361 4 Previously in trend: Defense expenditures NATO defense spending

Defense spending of 2% of GDP by NATO countries is not enough, - US Ambassador to Alliance Whitaker U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said that NATO member states should increase defense spending. He emphasized that the current spending of 2% of GDP is not enough. 27.04.25 19:52 1 233 13 Previously in trend: Trump’s demands to NATO members NATO defense spending

NATO countries spent $1.3 trillion on defense last year. This exceeds forecasts - Alliance report In 2024, 32 NATO member states together spent $1.303 trillion on defense. This figure exceeded forecasts. 25.04.25 11:22 646 4 Previously in trend: NATO defense spending

White House estimates costs of possible Greenland acquisition, - WP The White House is assessing how much it will cost the US federal government to control Greenland. 02.04.25 11:26 4 845 49 Previously in trend: Trump wants to see Greenland as part of US

Defence spending for 2025 will amount to over UAH 2.2 trillion, - Shmyhal In 2025, funding for the defence forces will amount to more than UAH 2.2 trillion. 10.01.25 15:18 807 12

Germany meets NATO’s military spending target for first time in more than 30 years For the first time since the end of the Cold War, Germany has met NATO’s goal of spending 2% of its gross domestic product on defence. Its spending has increased sharply since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. 14.02.24 15:20 1 473 5 World

In January-February, Russia spent 40% of its annual budget on army, - Reuters For the first two places in 2023, Russia’s military spending increased by more than 282%. More than 40% of the planned annual allocations were spent on the Russian army. 16.05.23 07:29 3 840 14 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukraine spends about UAH 10,000 month on maintenance of one Russian prisoner, - Ministry of Justice About 10,000 hryvnias per month is spent on the maintenance of one Russian prisoner of war. 03.03.23 13:35 7 197 128 Previously in trend: War

Ukraine allocated over UAH 1.5 trillion for security and defense last year - NSDC In 2022, UAH 1 536.6 billion, or 32.5% of GDP, was allocated to finance security and defence of Ukraine. 07.01.23 23:03 1 311 14 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Russia spent a quarter of annual budget on war with Ukraine in nine months - Forbes During nine months of its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has spent $82 billion on waging war, which is a quarter of its annual budget. 24.11.22 21:05 6 619 27 Previously in trend: War

Media has calculated how much Putin is spending on war in Ukraine The German publication has calculated how much Moscow spends on its senseless bloodshed on Ukrainian territory. It turned out that Putin's plan did not work, so now we have to spend many times more. 05.05.22 16:54 29 347 46 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Ukraine spends about $ 10 billion month on hostilities, according to Ministry of Finance President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with the economic blocs of the Office of the Head of State and the Cabinet of Ministers. 02.04.22 16:48 4 317 15 Previously in trend: War

Military threat exists along Russian border, defense expenses might be increased, - Poroshenko President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has announced a military threat by Russia along the entire line of Ukraine-Russia border. 20.03.17 13:32 63 885 215 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russia seeks to destabilize Europe, should be confronted from position of strength, - Merkel ally Germany should increase its defense spending to meet NATO's 2 percent of GDP target, including in order to be able together with its allies to confront Russia from a position of strength. 26.02.17 11:40 35 893 103 World

Income to prevail over expenses in next year's budget, - Minister Danyliuk Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk said that the state budget for next year will be as realistic as possible, and that state income in 2017 will exceed the expenses. 03.07.16 18:09 7 699 61 Ukrainian Politics

NATO increases defense spending through Russian aggression and migrant crisis, - Stoltenberg Defense spending by Europe’s NATO states is set to rise for the first time in nearly a decade as fears over Russian aggression and the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean stoke anxiety over security across the continent. 31.05.16 11:22 3 267 25 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukraine spends nearly 20 percent of state budget on defense and security, Poroshenko says 20 percent of Ukraine’s budget expenditures cover defense and security needs. 26.04.16 17:22 6 463 32 Previously in trend: Budget 2013

Yatsenyuk: Each Day of the War Worth 80 Million Hryvnia. VIDEO Prime Minister Yatsenyuk has told how much each day of the war costs the Ukrainian economy. 15.09.14 23:06 17 529 160 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukraine on the Verge of Default: Government Spent Almost all Savings The government Hs more and more difficulty paying the bills. On Friday, the Ministry of Finance reported a record budget deficit in December 2012 - 12.16 billion UAH - on a background of low growth of income of the general fund, the annual plan which has been underfulfilled by 32.6 billion USD. 11.02.13 08:57 44 088 245 Economics