Ukraine lacks $20 billion to continue hostilities

Ukraine lacks $20 billion in budget to continue active hostilities early next year. The Prime Minister of the Republic, Sergei Koretsky, spoke about this problem; his words were quoted by the local publication Ukrinform.

Currently, the deficit in military needs of the state treasury is about 27 billion dollars. The government plans to cover part of this amount (about 7 billion) through savings, optimization and redistribution of expenses, Koretsky explained.

As for the rest of the amount, the head of the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers called this issue “the subject of negotiations with Western partners.” “Our ability to conduct active combat operations, including in the first quarter of 2027, depends on this money,” Koretsky stated.

Earlier, he called the situation with Ukraine’s budget close to critical. Without continued Western assistance, it will be extremely difficult to cover the growing state treasury deficit, he complained.