The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday said that Kyiv will continue to increase defense Spending.

"Defense spending we will increase. As if it was heavy, we won't save on their own army, so you do not contain someone else's, " said Poroshenko during a visit to Zaporizhzhya region. According to his statement the country's authorities are working to improve the welfare of the army, most importantly, the purchase of military equipment.

"This year has already been purchased and delivered to the front more than 1, 5 thousand units of new and modernized samples of armament

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