More than ₴238 million was additionally allocated for the construction of fortifications in Kharkiv Oblast — these funds were partially withdrawn from Mykolaiv Oblast

Construction of fortifications, photo: Command of the United Forces of the Armed Forces

238 million hryvnias were additionally allocated for the construction of fortifications in the Kharkiv region. These funds were previously allocated from the reserve fund of the state budget to Mykolaiv and Rivne regional military administrations.

This was announced by the representative of the government in the Verkhovna Rada, Taras Melnychuk, in his Telegram channel, NikVesti reports.

The official noted that we are talking about the redistribution of 238 million 28.5 thousand hryvnias, which were previously allocated from the reserve fund of the state budget for the needs of Mykolaiv and Rivne regional military administrations.

Thanks to these funds, the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration should build military engineering and fortification facilities, equip defensive lines with fortifications, and equip a system of non-explosive barriers in the region.

We will remind that in April 2024, the government allocated an additional 5.6 billion hryvnias for the construction of fortifications in Mykolaiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy and Kherson regions.

According to the government, from the beginning of 2024, almost 38 billion hryvnias were allocated from the state budget to strengthen the defense lines.

According to the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Ivan Havryliuk, work on the arrangement of fortification defense lines is carried out practically continuously, but the biggest problem now remains enemy drones. It is noted that the defense lines are arranged by both military and civilian workers.

According to Vitalii Kim, Mykolaiv Oblast has become the leader in terms of the number of equipped fortifications.