Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine allocated an additional $143.6 million for the construction of fortifications. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal said 20 billion hryvnia have already been allocated for fortifications in 2024.

On Tuesday, April 2, it was decided to allocate another 5.6 billion hRYVnia. “All this is needed to strengthen our defense and protect our soldiers,” he wrote in his personal Telegram channel. Earlier, Vladimir Zelensky said that three defense lines with a total length of 2 thousand kilometers were being built in Ukraine.