This was reported by the head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration, head of the regional military administration Vadym Filashkin.
Another 382 million hryvnias were allocated from their budgets to support the Donetsk region's community defense forces.
Currently, helping the army is the most pressing task. And the entire Donetsk region is united in this matter. This is an ongoing effort.
"At the regular meeting of the Defense Council, a decision was made to allocate another 16.5 million hryvnias to the defenders of Donetsk region.
The units will use these funds to purchase UAVs, drones, and electronic warfare equipment.
In addition, more than 9 million hryvnias from the regional budget were allocated to the Druzhkivka and Shakhovka communities for defense measures.
For Donetsk region, the priority remains to protect the region from the enemy and support the Ukrainian Defense Forces," emphasized Vadym Filashkin.