More than 151 million was allocated for the renovation of the military medical center in Odesa

The Military Medical Clinical Center of the Southern Region in Odesa has been allocated 222 million hryvnias through several funding channels. Of this amount, 151.5 million hryvnias are earmarked for the renovation and refurbishment of buildings between 2023 and 2025, and another 43.6 million for medical equipment and medications.

This was reported by the Center for Public Investigations based on an analysis of the city’s “Safe City” program.

The renovation work covered the otolaryngology operating suite, the emergency room, the neurosurgery, psychiatry, and traumatology clinics, the military medical commission, and a bomb shelter.

The same program also allocated funds for other projects in the defense and law enforcement sectors. In particular, 30 million hryvnias were allocated for the renovation of the administrative building of the Odesa Regional Police Investigation Department, and 15 million for the renovation and restoration of premises on Velyka Arnautska Street for the territorial office of the State Bureau of Investigations, located in Mykolaiv.

Read the full analysis by the Center for Policy Analysis—“Drones, Electronic Warfare, and Weapons: 4.38 Billion Allocated for the ‘Safe City’ Program in Odesa” —on the website.

The program also allocates funds for the construction of shelters, the repair of a naval base, and other needs of military facilities.

Андрій Колісніченко