The Kyiv City Council is preparing to review the capital's budget, but without a single hryvnia for defense. The head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Timur Tkachenko, called this a "very alarming call" and publicly appealed to the deputies with a demand to change priorities. He announced this in his Telegram, Ukrainian media reports.
According to Tkachenko, the Kyiv City Council plans to consider an adjustment to the capital's budget of over 5 billion hryvnias on November 6. This involves redistributing funds in the middle of the year. But the draft does not contain a single item that would concern support for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, strengthening air defense, purchasing drone interceptors, or protecting critical infrastructure.
" This situation is a very alarming alarm bell ," said the head of the KMVA. He emphasized that during martial law, the defense of the city, air defense, and the safety of Kyiv residents should be an absolute priority, and added that the lack of spending on these needs looks like a signal that the city authorities do not put defense needs first.
Tkachenko reported that he has prepared an official appeal to all factions of the Kyiv City Council. He demands to review the structure of expenses and establish financing for the city's security. In particular, he proposes to direct available resources to strengthen systems for intercepting enemy drones, support volunteer formations of the territorial community involved in air defense tasks, as well as to motivational payments.
Separately, Tkachenko addressed Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko. The head of the Kyiv City Defense Agency called on the mayor to "stop hiding defense spending from society and the military" and publicly show which budget items are actually aimed at defending the capital.
" There are real needs that cannot be ignored. The city must act openly and responsibly ," he said.
This statement comes against the backdrop of constant nighttime drone and missile attacks on Kyiv, as well as public disputes between the city's military administration and the mayor's team over the distribution of funds. Earlier, in January 2025, Klitschko stated that the Kyiv City Council is allocating over UAH 5 billion to support the defense and security forces, including city programs to strengthen the capital's defense.
Tkachenko now insists that the proposed changes to the budget for November 6 do not include such expenditures — and this, he says, is unacceptable in wartime.
