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The head of the People’s Servant faction, David Arakhamia, spoke in favor of reducing the size of the Ukrainian army. He believes that the Ukrainian authorities should start discussing this initiative and making calculations.
Arakhamia said this on the air of the television channel Ukraine 24.
“We understand that the budget is a figure that is always lacking. The defense article is protected, but there are not always enough funds to rearm the army, acquire new things, new weapons, new technologies, and research. If we reduce the consumer budget and slightly increase the budget for development and innovation, then the capacity of our army will grow, “said Arahamia.
According to him, an increase in the combat capacity of the army is necessary for Ukraine to deter military aggression from Russia and any other potential enemies.
Note that according to the passport of the budget program in 2020, the number of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was almost 247 thousand people. Of these, about 193 are military, 52 are civilian workers. 40,000 troops are participating in the Joint Forces operation.
We will recall, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel General Ruslan Khomchak, said that Ukraine is planning to cancel the call for military service in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine; That vision is in the future, provided there is an established backup training system.
Previously, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine tightened the punishment for draft evaders.
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