The Parliament has approved draft law No. 14103 regarding amendments to the State Budget for 2025, which includes an increase in defense sector expenditures by 324.7 billion UAH.
The draft law was supported by 297 deputies.
According to the document, the largest amounts are allocated to the Armed Forces of Ukraine - 210.9 billion UAH, for the production and procurement of weapons and ammunition for the Armed Forces - 99.1 billion UAH, and for the National Guard - 8.1 billion UAH.
Additionally, 4.3 billion UAH is allocated for the purchase of drones through the State Special Communications Service, 1.3 billion UAH for the Security Service of Ukraine, 918 million UAH for the State Special Transport Service, 83 million UAH for the State Border Service, 28.8 million UAH for the Military Intelligence Directorate, and 8 million UAH for the Foreign Intelligence Service.
Funding is planned to be secured through international assistance totaling 294.3 billion UAH, including 6 billion euros in non-repayable ERA loans from European contributions, a reduction in non-military expenditures by 10.4 billion UAH, and an expected increase in revenue from personal income tax and military levy by 20 billion UAH from military salary payments in November-December.