KIEV, July 26 – The interdepartmental commission for defense examination together with the Defense Ministry, other central agencies of the executive branch, science and research establishments, and independent experts, are drawing up a program for the development of the Ukrainian Armed Forces for 2015, Deputy Prime Minister Volodymyr Sivkovych, who is in charge of interaction with law enforcement authorities at the Cabinet of Ministers, said at a briefing on July 22.

According to Sivkovych, the reason of deep crisis in the Armed Forces is the imbalance between the armed forces' tasks and resources.

The government plans to increase defense expenditure by UAH 2.8 billion this year to maintain and develop the Armed Forces so as to ensure the proper training of troops and their combat readiness.