Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman has said that the defense budget for 2019 will be increased to UAH 201 billion.

"Yesterday at a meeting of the NSDC I proposed to increase the defense budget-2019 by UAH 23 billion compared to the current year - up to UAH 201 billion. With effective use of such a budget, it makes it possible not only to upgrade weapons, but also to increase the salaries of our military," the head of the government said on Facebook on Friday morning.