As of March 30, government allocations from the state budget Reserve Fund, set at UAH 49.42 billion for 2026 and already directed toward financing urgent state needs, exceeded UAH 47.5 billion, or 87.2%, the Ministry of Finance reported on Friday.

"After the extreme conditions of one of the most difficult winters, ensuring the needs of recovery, energy protection, and the repair of supply routes is a matter of national security… As of March 30, 2026, cash expenditures amounted to UAH 10.291 billion," the ministry said.

"The Reserve Fund is not a static resource: over the course of the year, its volume may be revised and increased depending on the current needs of the state," the ministry said.

The largest share of funding – UAH 22 billion – was allocated to protecting critical infrastructure and implementing comprehensive resilience plans for regions and cities, with these funds are foreseen for the entire year 2026.

"This concerns not only responding to damage already inflicted, but also preventive engineering and technical solutions – new construction, reconstruction, major repairs, and the implementation of special protective mechanisms," the Finance Ministry explained.

The ministry added that special emphasis has been placed on facilities in the fuel and energy sector, railway infrastructure, and life-support systems.

According to the release, another UAH 16 billion was allocated to Ukrzaliznytsia for the implementation of an experimental public service obligation (PSO) project aimed at creating a transparent and economically justified mechanism for compensating passenger transportation. The Finance Ministry stressed that this should ensure the continuity of passenger services, their affordability for the population, as well as the ability to evacuate civilians.

Other Reserve Fund expenditures include: emergency road repairs – UAH 3 billion; procurement of mobile power generation units – UAH 2.56 billion; restoration of transport connections in southern Ukraine (including financing for the construction of a temporary bridge near the Yampil–Cosăuți checkpoint and the restoration of damaged bridges in Odesa region) – UAH 718.8 million; support for critical infrastructure workers – UAH 246.4 million; and strengthening defense in border regions – UAH 5.9 million.

As reported, Ukraine’s 2026 state budget was adopted with revenues (excluding grants) of UAH 2.90 trillion and expenditures of UAH 4.77 trillion, including UAH 2.61 trillion and UAH 4.38 trillion, respectively, under the general fund.