The daily cost of the war for Ukraine has risen to $190 million, says the head of the Verkhovna Rada’s Budget Committee
The daily cost of the war for Ukraine has risen over the past two years from $140 million in 2024 to $190 million in 2026. This is due, in particular, to the need to ramp up the production and procurement of weapons.
According to Pidlasa, the Ukrainian Defense Forces’ additional funding requirement amounts to $27 billion, and a significant portion of these funds is needed specifically for the purchase of weapons and ammunition.
Specifically, this includes medium- and long-range weapons capable of striking Russian oil refineries, which fund Russia’s war against Ukraine.
In addition, funds are needed to prepay for weapons deliveries scheduled to arrive in late 2026 and early 2027.
The chair of the Budget Committee emphasized that the rising cost of the war is an additional argument for the U.S. and Ukraine’s European partners to act more quickly and increase pressure on Russia.
According to her, as the war drags on, the financial costs are rising not only for Ukraine but also for the partner countries supporting it.
“This is yet another pragmatic reason why the U.S. and Europe must act more quickly, put pressure on Russia, and force Russia to end this war, because the situation is getting worse for Ukraine, and it is also becoming increasingly difficult for our partners,” Pidlasa noted.
On September 11–12, the annual Yalta European Strategy (YES) meeting, organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, took place in Kyiv.
The slogan for this year’s conference was “Peace Through Strength Now.”
YES participants discussed the course of the Russia-Ukraine war and the prospects for its conclusion, the security of Ukraine and Europe, the development of defense technologies, economic recovery, and Ukraine’s further European integration.
The event was attended by Ukrainian and foreign politicians, government officials, military personnel, diplomats, business leaders, and experts.
This was stated by Roksolana Pidlasa, Chair of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Budgetary Affairs, during the Yalta European Strategy (YES) conference organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.
Ukraine may face its harshest winter since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022 due to the Russian Federation’s systematic attacks on energy and civilian infrastructure.
Currently, a number of regions in Ukraine are experiencing a critical shortage of soil moisture at depths of up to one meter, a situation that is expected to persist until winter sets in and poses a threat to agriculture and municipal infrastructure.
On September 12, Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky stated that Ukraine is significantly better prepared for winter than it was a year ago. According to him, the government has Plans A, B, and C in place in case of Russian attacks.
