Kiev: According to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Telegram, the Ukrainian government has set aside an extra 3.88 billion hryvnias ($100 million) to construct defense fortifications. According to a report published by the Xinhua news agency, of the total, 1.7 billion hryvnias ($43 million) would be used to erect fortifications in the eastern Kharkiv area and 1.5 billion hryvnias ($38 million) will be used to defend the northern Sumy region. The remaining money will be used to build defense infrastructure in the eastern Donetsk area and the southern regions…
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