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[00:00:00] expert. So, the Ukrainian focus of the morning glory, this
[00:00:03] week we are hosting for you, Kateryna Nykrecha, Serhiy
[00:00:07] Rudenko, news from Oksana
[00:00:39] Vysochanska in the studio. A Russian attack drone hit directly
[00:00:42] a multi-story building in Kharkiv this morning. There is significant destruction
[00:00:46] at the scene, with floors from the seventh to the ninth destroyed in one of the entrances.
[00:00:49] Currently, 11 people are known to be injured. Three
[00:00:52] people were previously wounded, but the number of victims
[00:00:56] is constantly increasing. Many of them have an acute reaction
[00:01:00] to stress. Search and rescue operations are still ongoing, said
[00:01:03] Mayor Ihor Terekhov. Meanwhile, in other locations in the Kyiv district
[00:01:07] of Kharkiv, Russian drones hit a sports
[00:01:11] facility and the courtyard of a private
[00:01:13] household.
[00:01:17] The number of wounded increased to 25 after the Russian Federation's
[00:01:20] strike on Pisochyn in Kharkiv region late Sunday
[00:01:23] evening. As a result of the attack, there are also three dead, including
[00:01:27] a teenager and two women, reported the National Police.
[00:01:30] As a result of the hit, apartment buildings, a shop,
[00:01:34] and cars were damaged. All victims received medical
[00:01:37] assistance. Police, rescuers,
[00:01:41] and medics worked at the scene. Today, a day of mourning was declared
[00:01:44] in the Pisochyn community.
[00:01:45] жалоби.
[00:01:49] Russian troops attacked logistical premises of a postal
[00:01:52] operator in the south of Odesa region, reported the head of the Odesa Regional Military
[00:01:56] Administration, Oleh Kiper. The building's facade
[00:02:00] and equipment were damaged, luckily there were no casualties, the consequences
[00:02:03] are being dealt with at the scene, all relevant
[00:02:06] services are involved.
[00:02:10] The RF also attacked railway infrastructure facilities in
[00:02:13] Korostyn district in Zhytomyr region. This was reported
[00:02:16] by the State Emergency Service. As a result of the strike, fires broke out,
[00:02:19] there were no
[00:02:20] casualties.
[00:02:23] Russian troops attacked three districts of
[00:02:26] Dnipropetrovsk region more than 10 times with artillery and
[00:02:30] drones. In Pavlohrad district, a large-scale fire broke out at an enterprise
[00:02:33] due to a night strike, which rescuers have already
[00:02:36] extinguished, reported the State Emergency Service. In Pavlohrad,
[00:02:39] the enterprise was also damaged. In Petrykivka and Mykolaiv
[00:02:43] communities, fires broke out due to shelling, in Nikopol region
[00:02:47] apartment buildings and cars were damaged. According to preliminary
[00:02:51] data, there were no casualties. And we have
[00:02:54] a report from the Air Force. At night, the enemy attacked Ukraine with a guided
[00:02:58] X-50 cruise missile
[00:03:00] and 121 attack drones. Our
[00:03:04] sky defenders shot down 89 enemy
[00:03:06] drones, but there were also hits by enemy air attack
[00:03:09] weapons at 15 locations, and fragments
[00:03:13] fell in four places. The attack is still
[00:03:16] ongoing, there are several enemy drones
[00:03:19] in the airspace.
[00:03:23] Military personnel of a separate mechanized brigade turned to us for
[00:03:26] help, they need transport, equipment, and machinery,
[00:03:30] without which it is incredibly difficult to perform combat tasks. Our
[00:03:33] goal is ambitious - 3.5 million UAH. This sum
[00:03:37] is really large, but the needs at the front are not getting smaller,
[00:03:41] so, if you have such an opportunity, contribute
[00:03:44] with a hryvnia, and everything that can be purchased through this collection
[00:03:48] will work for our victory.
[00:03:50] перемогу.
[00:03:54] Ukraine supports all real and reliable formats for ending
[00:03:58] the ceasefire and the war. Kyiv is ready not to strike
[00:04:01] Russian energy infrastructure and counts on a similar
[00:04:05] readiness from Russia and on an agreement with the President of the United States of America
[00:04:08] regarding this. The Armed Forces received all necessary
[00:04:12] orders. Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated this in his evening
[00:04:15] address on October 11, in response to Trump's post about
[00:04:19] Ukraine and Russia allegedly agreeing to a so-called
[00:04:22] "energy truce." The President of Ukraine emphasized that
[00:04:26] this is good news for everyone and it is important that it becomes
[00:04:30] a reality. At the same time, the State Duma of the Russian Federation reported that
[00:04:34] they have no information about such agreements, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
[00:04:37] of Ukraine, that same evening after Zelenskyy's address,
[00:04:41] published a statement that the Kremlin violated
[00:04:44] the truce immediately after its announcement, by striking
[00:04:48] Kharkiv TPP-5.
[00:04:51] There is a statement from the President of the United States that
[00:04:54] an energy ceasefire has been reached. This is
[00:04:58] good news for everyone, and it is important that this becomes
[00:05:02] part of reality. Ukraine
[00:05:05] supports all real and reliable formats for
[00:05:08] ceasefire and ending the war.
[00:05:12] Ukraine is ready not to strike Russian
[00:05:16] energy, and we count on a similar
[00:05:20] readiness from Russia and
[00:05:22] the agreement of the President of the United States
[00:05:25] of America regarding this. We, we welcome
[00:05:29] such an agreement.
[00:05:32] Seven US senators criticized President
[00:05:35] Donald Trump's decision to allow the import of Russian
[00:05:38] diesel fuel and urged him to change course.
[00:05:42] In a joint statement released by Senator Jeanne Shaheen,
[00:05:45] the lawmakers emphasized that such a decision contradicts
[00:05:49] the ban on imports of Russian energy carriers, imposed by Congress
[00:05:53] in 2022. The senators also stated that
[00:05:56] the Trump administration did not consult with Congress
[00:05:59] and did not provide a legislative justification
[00:06:02] for its decision. They stressed that the US should not
[00:06:06] help finance Russia's war against Ukraine. Trump announced
[00:06:10] the agreement on the supply of Russian diesel after a phone call with
[00:06:13] Vladimir Putin on October 9. Earlier, former
[00:06:17] US Vice President Mike Pence also spoke out against
[00:06:21] easing sanctions on Russian
[00:06:22] fuel.
[00:06:25] The Kremlin stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy must make
[00:06:29] difficult decisions to end the war. Thus, Vladimir
[00:06:32] Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on US President Donald Trump's call
[00:06:36] to elect a new Ukrainian leader. According to Peskov,
[00:06:39] Zelenskyy allegedly does not show enough political will
[00:06:43] to end the war. He also stated that the Ukrainian president
[00:06:46] must take responsibility for such decisions. The day
[00:06:50] before, Trump publicly urged Ukrainians to elect
[00:06:53] a new leader instead of Zelenskyy. This happened against
[00:06:56] the background of the American president's statements about an agreement with Putin
[00:07:00] on the supply of Russian diesel fuel to the world
[00:07:03] market.
[00:07:06] Ukraine uses asymmetric strikes to reduce
[00:07:10] Russia's ability to launch ballistic missiles. In
[00:07:13] September and early October, the defense forces hit eight
[00:07:16] Russian launch systems, destroyed three, and damaged
[00:07:20] five more. This was reported by Defense Minister Yevheniy
[00:07:23] Khmara. According to him, these strikes have already forced Russian
[00:07:27] troops to cancel or change planned attacks. At the same time,
[00:07:31] existing and potential missile supplies for air defense are
[00:07:34] insufficient to fully protect Ukraine from
[00:07:37] ballistics. Therefore, Kyiv continues negotiations with
[00:07:40] partners on acceleration.
[00:07:43] Khmara emphasized that Ukraine needs dozens and hundreds
[00:07:46] of missiles, not single deliveries. The minister also
[00:07:49] emphasized that the effectiveness of intercepting conventional Russian
[00:07:52] Shahed drones exceeds 90%, and
[00:07:55] interceptor drones are already being used against jet
[00:07:58] drones. In addition, since the beginning of Ukrainian operations against
[00:08:02] Russian oil refining, according to Khmara, 51% of Russia's
[00:08:06] capacities
[00:08:08] have been disabled.
[00:08:11] Russian troops are developing optical-navigation systems for
[00:08:14] attack drones that allow them to navigate without
[00:08:18] satellite navigation and not be susceptible to electronic warfare.
[00:08:21] This was reported by the President's advisor on the development
[00:08:24] of technological defense areas Serhiy Beskresnov, known as
[00:08:28] Flash. According to him, photos of the terrain,
[00:08:31] including from mapping services, are loaded
[00:08:34] into the drones. During the flight, the device
[00:08:38] compares them with the image from its own camera. Such systems
[00:08:42] are already used on Russian Molnia, VTU,
[00:08:45] and Lancet drones. In addition, the Susania
[00:08:48] navigation system was recently found on Geranium-4
[00:08:52] and Geranium-5 attack drones. Beskresnov
[00:08:54] emphasizes that drones that navigate using images
[00:08:58] of the terrain can be more resistant to
[00:09:01] REP.
[00:09:04] Vehicles that will help save lives have arrived in Ukraine.
[00:09:08] Six ambulances and a vehicle for transporting people with disabilities
[00:09:12] were delivered to Lviv. This is already the 24th humanitarian
[00:09:15] convoy from Belgium. It was carried out by the Charitable Foundation Mercy
[00:09:19] and Health, together with the Belgian non-governmental organization BFO
[00:09:23] Ukraine. In total, the organizers of the initiative brought more than
[00:09:27] 150 vehicles to Ukraine. Ambulances will be sent to
[00:09:31] the most loaded areas of the front, where they will
[00:09:34] help save lives. Another vehicle,
[00:09:37] equipped for transporting people with disabilities, will be sent to a hospital in
[00:09:41] Boryspil.
[00:09:43] we understand that the general need, that is, at the moment we only
[00:09:47] have more than 100 needs, which are active needs from our
[00:09:50] army, from our hospitals, from
[00:09:53] stabilization points, and we try to cover
[00:09:57] all these needs, we have a very wide range at this time, this is the Kharkiv
[00:10:01] direction, Zaporizhzhia direction, Donetsk
[00:10:03] direction,
[00:10:05] Dnipro direction, the need is always great so that
[00:10:09] it is possible to deliver donor blood to people in time.
[00:10:13] to transport analyses of seriously ill
[00:10:16] people, this usually even happens
[00:10:19] at night, at a very unpredictable
[00:10:22] time.
[00:10:25] motivates us to continue, because we believe that we
[00:10:28] must help Ukrainians
[00:10:30] to protect themselves.
[00:10:33] Instead of the traditional start of the plenary week on Tuesday, the Verkhovna Rada will begin
[00:10:37] it today with a question hour to the government, which was canceled last time
[00:10:41] due to a prolonged air raid alert. Today, the elected officials
[00:10:44] will, in particular, talk about budgets for the 26th and 27th
[00:10:47] next year. They also plan to consider a draft law on basic
[00:10:50] social assistance. This is about approaching EU approaches and
[00:10:53] obligations to the IMF, as well as discussing a draft law that
[00:10:57] reforms the State Property Fund and a document on ensuring the educational
[00:11:01] rights of indigenous peoples of Ukraine and national minorities. It is necessary
[00:11:05] for opening negotiation clusters
[00:11:33] Every day Russian aggression causes destruction and pain to Ukraine, but
[00:11:37] no crime should go unpunished. The International Register of Damages
[00:11:40] for Ukraine is the first step to obtaining compensation, created under the auspices
[00:11:44] of the Council of Europe, to record every loss since February 24,
[00:11:48] 2022. Anyone can submit an application.
[00:11:51] People who have lost their home, property, or job, those who have experienced captivity or... relatives,
[00:11:55] businesses, and the state of Ukraine. There are 43
[00:11:58] categories of applications. You can submit one or more applications in
[00:12:02] different categories through the Diia web portal. Most
[00:12:05] of the information will be retrieved automatically. It's free and doesn't
[00:12:09] require lawyers. Your data is confidential and protected.
[00:12:12] The Register accepts and processes applications from victims for compensation for damages,
[00:12:16] losses, and harm caused by Russian aggression. Subsequently,
[00:12:20] a future international compensation commission will consider
[00:12:24] applications and make decisions on payments for... It will determine the amounts
[00:12:28] of payments from the future compensation fund. Don't wait for the end of the war, submit your application to the register today.
[00:12:31] сьогодні.
[00:12:38] billions of dollars that were supposed to be received, starting from January,
[00:12:42] we received only an average of one and a half. Monthly
[00:12:46] the situation looked as follows: January - 2.4
[00:12:49] billion US dollars, February - 1.5 billion US dollars,
[00:12:53] March - 1.7 billion dollars. USA, April, 1.3 billion
[00:12:56] US dollars, May, 500 million US dollars, only in
[00:13:00] June did 11.3 billion US dollars arrive from the European
[00:13:04] Union. Thus, the new government initially
[00:13:07] faced unprecedented challenges during its term.
[00:13:10] Firstly, these are foreign policy challenges due to elections in
[00:13:13] many countries, political vulnerability of partner countries, and
[00:13:17] frequent changes in policies towards Ukraine. Secondly, it is an economic
[00:13:21] challenge, constant shelling of businesses, destruction
[00:13:25] of warehouses and logistical routes, port blockades,
[00:13:28] loss of consumer confidence, this significantly worsened the state
[00:13:32] of the economy, which had already shown weak growth rates
[00:13:36] until then. According to 8 months, the economy showed
[00:13:39] almost zero real gross domestic
[00:13:42] product growth. For January-September,
[00:13:45] the general fund of the state budget has already under-received almost 50 billion
[00:13:49] UAH of planned revenues, of which 32 billion UAH in
[00:13:53] August and September. By year-end, the under-receipt of tax
[00:13:56] payments may amount to an estimated 70
[00:14:00] billion UAH. Inflation is accelerating under
[00:14:03] the influence of rising costs and supply disruptions. In
[00:14:06] September, consumer prices rose by
[00:14:08] 2.1%, and annual inflation accelerated to
[00:14:12] 10%. Thirdly, the military
[00:14:15] challenge. Due to the threat of jet Shaheds and the need
[00:14:19] to invent a quick solution for their redirection and
[00:14:21] countermeasures. Also, the fifth challenge is the challenge
[00:14:25] of passing the heating season, especially huge in
[00:14:29] the capital and other large cities. In addition,
[00:14:31] we, the new government, faced the problem
[00:14:35] of fulfilling international obligations, which had accumulated since
[00:14:38] 2025, as a consequence of not receiving
[00:14:42] external assistance in sufficient volumes. In particular, the delay
[00:14:46] of macro-financial assistance in the amount of 4.25 billion
[00:14:49] US dollars, which we were supposed to receive back in
[00:14:52] August-September, is equivalent to
[00:14:56] one and a half months of state budget revenues and business tax payments, meaning
[00:14:59] it's quite a significant resource that we
[00:15:02] didn't receive, and therefore we have certain
[00:15:06] problems. Also, we all need
[00:15:09] to understand that continuing the war requires more and more resources, every
[00:15:13] year the price of war increases. If in 2022 the defense
[00:15:17] sector needed 105 billion US dollars, now
[00:15:20] defense expenditures are 155 billion US dollars. Against the background
[00:15:24] of identification. of combat operations by security and defense forces,
[00:15:28] as of August, underfunding in the amount of 27 billion US dollars was recorded
[00:15:31] by the end of the year. The reason for this was that
[00:15:35] partners did not ensure bilateral assistance.
[00:15:37] And now we are actively looking for solutions. At the same
[00:15:41] time, as a result of non-fulfillment of international
[00:15:44] obligations,
[00:15:46] we have already under-received 29.5 billion US
[00:15:50] dollars. This figure needs to be adjusted for the last tranche, but it is still
[00:15:53] the same amount, the amount
[00:15:57] of funds that should arrive by the end of the year
[00:16:00] is extremely, extremely large, and this
[00:16:03] is now a matter of Ukraine's survival, and it's a matter
[00:16:06] of us all needing to understand how
[00:16:10] critical this is now. We can, and there are now
[00:16:14] enough opportunities to attract the specified gap
[00:16:17] and fulfill those reforms and obligations that
[00:16:21] face the parliament and the government, for example,
[00:16:24] the issue of taxing parcels, the issue of taxing
[00:16:28] payments in the zone, the issue of establishing the zone
[00:16:31] of Eurospa payments, the selection of members of the Accounting Chamber,
[00:16:35] the draft law on property valuation from. competitions for public
[00:16:38] service, restoration of the provisions on P&P and other, other
[00:16:42] extremely important laws. I urge the people's deputies
[00:16:45] to dedicate this week to voting for
[00:16:48] these important laws. Unfortunately, in October we entered a liquidity
[00:16:52] crisis, at present only defense
[00:16:56] expenditures, pensions, salaries, and social benefits are financed.
[00:17:00] A decision was also made regarding the prioritization
[00:17:03] of expenditures, the financing of capital expenditures was suspended until
[00:17:06] the restoration of the single. treasury account, it is not about
[00:17:10] canceling programs or refusing work, it is about postponing
[00:17:13] part of the expenditures to the end of the year. The goal of this
[00:17:16] step is to distribute the available resources according to
[00:17:20] priorities. About 309 billion
[00:17:22] UAH were postponed to the end of the year. In
[00:17:26] addition, as of today,
[00:17:29] on the single treasury account, there are 46 billion
[00:17:32] UAH in the treasury that have not been spent, of which...
[00:17:35] This is road repairs and maintenance and development of administrative
[00:17:39] centers, repairs of correctional facilities, purchase of school
[00:17:42] buses, current and capital repairs of housing stock and
[00:17:45] preparation for the heating season and purchase of backup power, with
[00:17:49] understanding of the crisis situation, the government recently
[00:17:53] unblocked stability plans, I hope that
[00:17:56] the relevant main administrators, local self-government bodies
[00:17:59] will be able to prepare for the heating season in time. In
[00:18:03] addition, taxpayers have been suspended from
[00:18:08] budget VAT refunds for 18 billion UAH.
[00:18:12] The government is actively
[00:18:14] taking steps to find internal resources.
[00:18:18] The work of the working group on de-shadowing has been activated. Within the framework
[00:18:21] of its work, proposals will be developed to avoid artificial
[00:18:24] division of business, to counter illegal production and sale of tobacco
[00:18:28] products, to shadow the labor market, and to misuse humanitarian
[00:18:32] aid and other issues. We have also activated
[00:18:36] significantly increased borrowing in
[00:18:39] the domestic market, we have already practically fulfilled the annual borrowing
[00:18:43] plan, but we are increasing borrowing in order
[00:18:46] to have sufficient liquidity, first of all, to make
[00:18:49] social payments and for the security and defense sector. We have also
[00:18:53] activated our international track. We are working with
[00:18:56] the European Union, the International Monetary Fund, the G7
[00:19:00] countries, the World Bank, and other partners. Our
[00:19:03] task is not just to agree on the total amount
[00:19:06] of assistance. We need specific schedules for receiving funds,
[00:19:10] predictability of financing, and coordination of decisions at the level of all key
[00:19:13] partners. The European Union plays a decisive role in this
[00:19:17] support. We have already received 10 billion euros
[00:19:21] this year, and we also plan to receive an additional
[00:19:24] 17 billion by the end of the year. In
[00:19:27] addition, as part of the work
[00:19:30] in the group of finance ministers of European countries, we met in
[00:19:34] Ireland with all the finance ministers of European countries, conveyed
[00:19:38] our needs, including for the security and
[00:19:41] defense sector. There was a meeting with the leadership of the International Monetary
[00:19:45] Fund, there is an understanding of what we need to do to
[00:19:48] continue the financing program from the
[00:19:51] International Monetary Fund. We have also intensified work with other
[00:19:55] G7 countries, Japan, Great Britain, Canada,
[00:19:58] there are necessary steps, there is a plan of how we
[00:20:02] can work together to make these steps happen,
[00:20:05] but the funds are not... given as
[00:20:08] a given, not as a given. In order
[00:20:12] to receive funds, we must collectively implement an action plan and fulfill our
[00:20:15] obligations. For the 27th year, the need is as follows:
[00:20:19] the budget deficit is 30 billion euros, the uncovered
[00:20:23] defense need is an additional 40 billion
[00:20:25] hryvnias, euros, sorry, we
[00:20:29] expect that our partners will help us jointly find
[00:20:32] a way to resolve and cover these needs. We are also
[00:20:36] actively working with other
[00:20:37] countries,
[00:21:28] that the financial situation in Ukraine is extremely
[00:21:31] critical. And that today not
[00:21:34] even priority expenditures are financed. For
[00:21:38] the army, for example, monetary provision for military personnel is currently
[00:21:42] delayed. The lives of children are not protected, because
[00:21:45] underground schools, which are simultaneously
[00:21:49] bomb shelters and provide an opportunity to protect
[00:21:52] children from attacks, are also not financed, even
[00:21:55] built ones are not financed. Key
[00:21:58] social programs are not financed, and I have
[00:22:00] a question: please, tell me,
[00:22:04] why are today two of the most powerful
[00:22:08] companies, two that will receive almost 100 billion
[00:22:11] UAH per year for large construction, so-called
[00:22:15] road works, and only last September
[00:22:19] month... 10.7 billion, minimum, was financed,
[00:22:23] that's what we saw. Please tell me, are these
[00:22:26] priority expenditures, and also hundreds of billions
[00:22:30] are maintained for this year and next year for the National Bank.
[00:22:48] provision for military personnel is financed on time and in
[00:22:52] full. Secondly, all social programs
[00:22:55] are financed on time and in full, we have
[00:22:58] no delays in any programs and
[00:23:02] none are expected by the end of the year, we have an understanding of how to
[00:23:05] cover this. Secondly,
[00:23:09] regarding the comparison with road financing, we
[00:23:13] had the first payments, which were blocked in
[00:23:16] the treasury in September, these were precisely road
[00:23:20] financing, so, as soon as the relevant laws are adopted,
[00:23:24] financing will be unblocked, including roads, but
[00:23:27] to say that we are financing roads now
[00:23:30] or any other capital construction programs, that is not true,
[00:23:34] we are not financing any capital expenditures. Only
[00:23:37] recently was the financing of
[00:23:40] stability plans restored, but the amount there is insignificant, but again,
[00:23:44] it will allow us to prepare for the heating season, so
[00:23:47] firstly, everyone will be
[00:23:51] we will restore the liquidity of the treasury account as soon as the necessary
[00:23:54] laws are adopted by parliament.
[00:24:18] weeks ago... all people's deputies were very surprised
[00:24:22] when the doors of parliament were closed, and the government went to Bukovel, well,
[00:24:25] the priorities were clarified. Second story:
[00:24:28] if you, Mr. Serhiy, say that laws need to be urgently
[00:24:32] adopted, then please address the mono-majority,
[00:24:35] which disappeared for three weeks, nobody knows where. And now
[00:24:39] I have two very specific questions, you say, you and a question
[00:24:43] to the prime minister, that we have a disaster with
[00:24:45] money, but that doesn't stop you from allocating money for
[00:24:49] roads. order 835R from August 21,
[00:24:52] 2026, 26 billion,
[00:24:55] that doesn't stop you from allocating money for the marathon, for
[00:24:59] cashback and everything else. And the second question, is
[00:25:02] the government going to support the proposal of European Solidarity and
[00:25:05] direct more than 500 billion UAH to the army, instead of corrupt
[00:25:09] expenses, road theft, marathon, populism, and so on.
[00:25:22] I already said
[00:25:25] that no capital expenditures are being
[00:25:28] financed, and therefore,
[00:25:30] excuse me, this debt that
[00:25:34] has accumulated will be unblocked only after
[00:25:37] the laws are voted on. When you appeal to me that
[00:25:40] the majority should vote for this, excuse me, but the obligations of the Verkhovna
[00:25:43] Rada, and the ratification of
[00:25:46] the support loan, this was a joint decision
[00:25:50] of all parliamentary factions to support these obligations.
[00:25:53] Again, we are now talking about the fact
[00:25:55] that we have delays from 2025
[00:25:59] due to unvoted laws. Therefore. Therefore,
[00:26:02] I appeal to you that we must jointly find
[00:26:05] a solution. Regarding the programs you
[00:26:08] mentioned, your mentioned programs are also not
[00:26:12] financed, it is about the lack of funds
[00:26:16] for these programs. Regarding
[00:26:19] finding sources for financing the armed
[00:26:22] forces, we will work jointly with you, with other parliamentary
[00:26:26] factions in the budget committee to work out
[00:26:29] proposals. The mentioned 500 billion, it seems to me...
[00:26:33] an inflated figure, but if you really show
[00:26:36] sources for financing, we are ready to consider
[00:26:39] any sources of financing that will make our armed forces
[00:26:42] stronger, but I want us to also adequately assess our
[00:27:01] the minister.
[00:27:07] hryvnias, and will there not be a deficit, as some experts predict, of 140 and
[00:27:10] 170 billion. What are we doing to avoid such a
[00:27:14] situation? And my second question is to
[00:27:18] the Prime Minister, when you had interviews with groups,
[00:27:21] factions, we talked about Uman, but unfortunately, now there
[00:27:25] is an industrial park Lipoviy formed here, for which
[00:27:29] the BEP is currently investigating a criminal case, and the Uman University is involved in this scheme. These
[00:27:32] are the same people, but for some reason,
[00:27:36] Batenko, Mr. Minister, Butenko, I apologize, Mr.
[00:27:40] Minister ignores all appeals of deputies, and unfortunately, we do not
[00:27:43] find understanding in this, and can you as
[00:27:46] Prime Minister intervene in the situation and stop
[00:27:49] these corruption schemes that are happening in the city of Uman, industrial park
[00:27:53] and university, where the same bandits who
[00:27:57] are involved in cases of humanitarian aid theft are now managing.
[00:28:06] question regarding, as
[00:28:09] you said, the hole, it is not a hole, it is an undercollection
[00:28:12] of taxes due to objective
[00:28:15] reasons. If you carefully
[00:28:18] follow the situation in the economy, then
[00:28:22] this is a natural phenomenon, when businesses are destroyed,
[00:28:25] logistics are destroyed, ports are blocked, metallurgy
[00:28:29] is destroyed, it is difficult to expect that... that
[00:28:33] a business that has been destroyed will pay taxes in the amount that was
[00:28:36] planned, but this does not mean that we are not taking steps to
[00:28:40] restore this. Moreover, moreover, as I noted in my
[00:28:43] speech, we significantly increased the volume of domestic borrowings
[00:28:47] above plan, in order to cover the undercollection
[00:28:50] of taxes this year, so I think that
[00:28:53] the situation is controlled, the only thing we cannot control is
[00:28:57] the fulfillment of our international obligations, so here we must
[00:29:00] work together, and you...
[00:29:43] criticality of the budget situation, of course,
[00:29:46] that security and defense forces and expenditures on them
[00:29:50] are the number one priority, we agree with this,
[00:29:53] however, I express a reservation that all local
[00:29:57] self-government bodies have, which is that you should still
[00:30:00] prioritize payments from the single treasury
[00:30:04] account slightly differently, so that communal
[00:30:07] services can pay salaries to their employees and
[00:30:10] energy carriers and fuel, this is very important, and please tell
[00:30:14] us what the general situation is on the single treasury account and when
[00:30:46] Oleksiyovych, I have a suggestion to put a procedural motion to a vote,
[00:30:49] to continue working during the yellow