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President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has signed amendments to the state budget for 2017, which will provide financing for a number of directions in the defense and security sector of Ukraine (it is planned to allocate Hr 2.66 billion).

A large part of the funds will be spent on building a factory for the production of ammunition, for providing the Ukrainian army with various types of weapons, including the Oplot armored vehicles, etc., the press service of the president said.