Ukrainians protest next year's budget under walls of Kyiv City Council – photo

Ukrainians demanded an increase in spending for the military near the Kyiv City Council on the morning of 14 December, before the voting for the 2024 budget.

Source: hromadske; Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko on Telegram

Details: Several hundred people attended the rally. The protesters shouted: "Money for the Armed Forces of Ukraine", "How does it feel to rob the country?", "Stop stealing", "We need drones, not parks", "Kyiv will meet the invaders with a renovated park", "Money for drones, not parks".

As of now, an air-raid warning has been issued in the city, so the protesters have dispersed.

Later, Klitschko said that the city council would additionally allocate up to UAH 600 million (about US$16 million) for the Armed Forces.

Quote from Klitschko: "Today (14 December – ed.), the Kyiv City Council will adopt amendments to the city budget of 2023, where, within the framework of the planned budget funds (let me remind you, almost UAH 7 billion (about US$185 million) for this year), we will allocate about UAH 600 million (about US$16 million) more to support our defenders in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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