Defence capabilities Ukraine's new government top priority, PM Shmyhal says
This winter could perhaps be the hardest since Russia's full-scale invasion of the country in early 2022, the Ukrainian prime minister told reporters.
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00:00Energy, education and defence.
00:06Prime Minister Denys Schmihal of Ukraine has announced the priority areas of work of the
00:10new government during a press conference on Tuesday.
00:15Defense and defense capability are the key tasks in this area.
00:19The production of weapons, financing and construction of our fortifications.
00:24We fully provide this financing.
00:27In addition, we helped the armed forces to build the third line of fortifications,
00:31together with regional military administrations.
00:34The project is completed, significant funds have been financed, about 40 billion hryvnia.
00:40To prepare for another difficult winter, Schmihal said civilian energy infrastructure is being restored
00:46and the government is working on decentralizing the sector, focusing first on the Kharkiv area.
01:10Schmihal's plans were announced after the biggest government reshuffle
01:16since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine,
01:19in which President Zelensky is set to replace almost a dozen top officials in his cabinet.