Ukraine ploughs funding into fortifying border with Russia, Belarus

Ukrainian servicemen attend an exercise near the border with Belarus, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Rivne region, Ukraine April 28, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian government is to build new fortifications and military infrastructure in northeast regions that border Russia and Belarus at a cost of nearly $35 million, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Tuesday.

"At the request of Kharkiv and Chernihiv...we are allocating 911.5 million hryvnias ($24.7 million) for Kharkiv and 363 million ($9.8 million) for Chernihiv to build military engineering and fortification structures," Shmyhal said on Telegram.