# Ukraine’s PM announces major audit of Defense Ministry needs

https://mins.news/en/item/40565

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-01 15:14 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-pm-announces-audit-of-defense-ministry-needs/

> Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said Ukraine will carry out a large-scale audit of the Defense Ministry’s needs and redirect savings from austerity measures in other government departments. He said Hr 70 billion in savings had already been identified and would all go toward defense as the cost of resisting Russia’s full-scale invasion rises significantly.

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