Ukraine needs hundreds of billions for rapid recovery – Zelensky

Ukraine needs money from partners for rapid recovery, because now all the funds are spent on the army and salaries to employees.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this during a trip to the village of Yahidne in the Chernihiv region to mark the one-year anniversary of the liberation of the village from the Russian invaders, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

"I don't know the real amount of funds, because you can see that not all the territory has been de-occupied. With this in mind, I cannot name the total amount of money we need. Of course, we are talking about hundreds of billions," Zelensky said.

At the same time, he said it was necessary to think about mental health and social issues.

"We need money for rapid recovery, because now we spend all the money we have on the battlefield, we give it to our army, we give it for salaries. We also help our teachers and doctors," he said.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on February 16 that there was already UAH 17 billion in a special account for the rapid recovery of Ukraine.

Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine