Defense Ministry spends over UAH 3 bln on arms

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has spent more than UAH 3 billion on various defense products in 2015, according to the Ministry’s press secretary, an UNIAN correspondent reports.

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“Military representations provide for the effective fulfillment of the state defense order by the Ukrainian enterprises, institutions and organizations, Colonel Viktoria Kushnir,” press secretary of the Defense Ministry said during a briefing on September 4.

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She also reported that UAH 11.3645 million was disbursed for the special Defense Ministry Fund to cover these expenses.

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