Ukrainians protest next year’s budget under walls of Kyiv City Council – photo
Pravda Ukraine
Ukrainians demanded an increase in spending for the military near the Kyiv City Council on the morning of 14 December, before the voting for the 2024 budget.
Source: hromadske; Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko on Telegram
Details: Several hundred people attended the rally. The protesters shouted: “Money for the Armed Forces of Ukraine”, “How does it feel to rob the country?”, “Stop stealing”, “We need drones, not parks”, “Kyiv will meet the invaders with a renovated park”, “Money for drones, not parks”.
As of now, an air-raid warning has been issued in the city, so the protesters have dispersed.
Later, Klitschko said that the city council would additionally allocate up to UAH 600 million (about US$16 million) for the Armed Forces.
Quote from Klitschko: “Today (14 December – ed.), the Kyiv City Council will adopt amendments to the city budget of 2023, where, within the framework of the planned budget funds (let me remind you, almost UAH 7 billion (about US$185 million) for this year), we will allocate about UAH 600 million (about US$16 million) more to support our defenders in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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