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Ukraine to get $2.66bn in grant from USA, other partners - Shmyhal

The funds will be spent on social benefits.

Ukraine to get $2.66bn in grant from USA, other partners - Shmyhal
Photo: Ukrainian presidential office

This year, Ukraine will receive a second grant from the United States in the amount of more than $2.5 billion and another $150 million from other partners, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said on Telegram.

"Today we have adopted a decree to receive a second grant from the United States in the amount of $2.5 billion this year. The funds will come through the IBRD project and that of the International Development Association," he added.

He added that other partners would also provide $150 million.

According to Shmyhal, the funds will be used to pay salaries to rescuers, teachers, doctors, and to help pensioners, internally displaced persons, people with disabilities, and low-income families.

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