Ukraine’s $33 veterans’ gym subsidy drew 800,000 uses. Now it is gone, squeezed by war and stalled reforms, holding up $20 billion in aid
The Veteran Sports program stopped on 1 October after the state found no money for it.
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War is costing Ukraine $155 billion per year. With Western aid running late, Kyiv is freezing everything but army, pensions, and public wages
Kyiv froze parks, fountains, and road repairs to pay its army and pensioners first.
Kyiv prepares massive defence spending increase in 2026 budget as EU funds drive weapons production and military pay
Ukraine’s government is preparing a large budget shift focused on defence production, military salaries, and resilience infrastructure.
Ukraine runs out of war funding in June—blocked from outside, inside, and below
Hungary is blocking billions from outside. Parliament from inside. And the government tried to fire the anti-corruption official the EU requires to stay.
NATO and Ukraine just launched their first joint defense tech competition. €10 million is the prize
The competition has been launched under the UNITE — Brave NATO program, bringing together companies from Ukraine and NATO member states
Foreign companies left Russia after 2022. Moscow is now building legal framework to use their names, software, and trademarks
Russia calls it "external temporary management."
Russia spends $2.7 billion weekly on war against Ukraine, total war costs exceed $195 billion in 2025
Russia's military spending this year is 20% higher than planned.
Rada passes 2026 budget with 257 votes as teachers get raises, military salaries remain unchanged
The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) began second reading consideration of the draft state budget for 2026, a Public…
Revenue rises, taxes fall: Ukraine’s budget twist explained
Government revenue exceeded targets by 3.1% through October—revealing unexpected fiscal resilience.
Ukraine secretly drains $30 million from Moscow’s war chest
HUR cyber specialists paralyzed Russia’s payment system, halting transfers for those participating in the brutal war agaisnt Ukraine.
Ukraine allocates record 955 billion hryvnias for weapons in 2026 budget
One-third of Ukraine's 2.8 trillion hryvnia defense budget will fund weapons procurement in 2026, as the country prepares its fifth consecutive wartime budget amid mounting debt concerns
Ukraine asks West to fund half its government as defense spending hits record 27% of GDP
$10 billion gap tests whether Western taxpayers can sustain Ukraine’s unprecedented military mobilization through 2026.
Ukraine faces $7 billion defense crisis despite aid surplus
Billions in civilian aid sit unused while Ukrainian army faces funding crisis.
Ukrainians contributed $ 5 bn to Poland’s budget in 2024 as refugee protection faces uncertainty
New figures reveal 1.55mn Ukrainians generated $5 bn for Poland's budget in 2024, coinciding with President Nawrocki's veto of refugee protection extension.
German government approves budget for 2026 with $ 9.6 bn for Ukraine
The German government approved on 30 July its draft budget for 2026 and medium-term financial planning through 2029,…
Ukraine triples military tax, but still faces $ 12 billion defense gap in 2024
Starting in December, citizens face a military levy increase from 1.5% to 5% as Kyiv scrambles to close a sizable shortfall in immediate defense needs, with the new tax revenue going primarily to weapons production and military salaries.
Bloomberg: Russia to boost military spending by 27% in 2025
Russia's 2025 draft budget reveals a continued shift towards a war economy, with defense spending set to reach 6.2% of GDP, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg.
IMF delivers $880 million tranche to Ukraine for macroeconomic stability amid war
Ukraine receives an $880 million tranche from IMF under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement, aiding budget expenditures and macro-financial stability amid the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war.
Budget committee: Ukraine counts on financial aid from EU, US but prepares for delay
Roksolana Pidlasa, MP and head of the budget committee of the Ukrainian Parliament, said the country counts on financial aid from partner countries but is already preparing for the challenging first quarter of 2024 due to delays.
US approves record $ 886 bn defense budget, Ukraine aid considered separately
It's the US's largest military budget in history, in which Ukraine would receive $300 million for its battle against invading Russian forces.