Mykolaiv handed over improved drones and heat guns to the defenders
- Mariia Khamitsevych
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13:00, 09 December, 2024
Mykolaiv handed over drones and heat guns to the fighters of the 126th Territorial Defense Brigade.
As the mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Sienkevych, said, these are improved drones that can fly further and carry more.
«Therefore, they will be able to kill our enemies more effectively. We are also handing over thermal guns, I hope they will improve the conditions of the personnel at the positions,» he said.
We will remind that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, according to the data of 2023, 597 million hryvnias were allocated to the needs of the Armed Forces of Mykolaiv from the budget, and equipment for another 80 million was transferred.
Also, from the budget of Mykolaiv in 2023, 400 million hryvnias were allocated for the military, of which 200 million hryvnias went to purchase housing for military personnel serving in parts of the Mykolaiv garrison.
In March, 57.6 million hryvnias were allocated from the free balance of the city budget to support the Territorial Defense Brigades, as well as the Security and Defense Forces. And in April 2024, the deputies of the city council made changes to the city budget for 2024: about 107 million hryvnias were allocated to defense.
In September 2024, the Mykolaiv City Council transferred material assistance worth over 7 million hryvnias to the needs of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.