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This year, the Defense Ministry has a budget of some 40 billion hryvnia.<br\/> \u00a0<br\/> In late March,\u00a0Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a law which expanded the country&#8217;s military personnel to 250,000. The law on the size of the armed forces of Ukraine was adopted by the parliament March 5, and it states that the size of the Ukrainian military &#8220;should not exceed 250,000 [troops].&#8221;<br\/> \u00a0<br\/> With the conflict in eastern Ukraine continuing, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry is carrying out a major military modernization program with the aim of upgrading its weapons and equipment, and acquiring new gear. 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