There is money — priorities in question: where the billions for Mykolaiv went

As reported on April 7 2026 by the Mykolaiv City Council, last year the city received substantial amounts of financial and technical assistance from international partners. During a staff meeting on April 6, Deputy Mayor Serhiy Korenev said this. In total, it is about more than UAH 2 billion in support, which is divided as follows:

By type of assistance:

• financial assistance — over UAH 308 million
• technical assistance (equipment) — over UAH 1.6 billion
• grant funds — about UAH 250 million

By spending areas:

• energy and critical infrastructure — about UAH 882 million
• transport and mobility — nearly UAH 531 million
• water supply and wastewater — about UAH 400 million
• education — UAH 44 million
• social sector and housing — about UAH 10 million
• health care — UAH 3.5 million
• other areas — about UAH 7.5 million

Largest expenditure items:

1. energy and critical infrastructure — UAH 882 million
2. transport and mobility — UAH 531 million
3. water supply and wastewater — UAH 400 million

Smallest expenditure items:

1. health care — UAH 3.5 million
2. other areas — UAH 7.5 million
3. social sector and housing — UAH 10 million

This allocation of funds already raises questions among residents: despite billions in funding, the areas most sensitive to people — healthcare and social support — remain effectively underfunded.

Previously we wrote:

• Leaky pipes and water losses: nearly 39 km of networks are being renovated in the Korabelnyi district
• Recharge from Germany: another 20 diesel generators delivered to Mykolaiv
• Mykolaiv doesn’t take foreign funds because of fear of corruption — Senkevych explained the reason
• The water is already cleaner, but still not for tea — Mykolaiv is switching to a new water pipeline
• Denmark pours hundreds of millions into the Mykolaiv region: will the money really reach the people?