The protracted hostilities have used up the financial resources set

aside for the conduct of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO), thus

undermining salary payouts to the Ukrainian military as early as from

August 1, Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksandr Shlapak said on July 24.

“As of Aug. 1, we’ll have nothing to pay the military,” he told

parliament on July 24 while presenting draft amendments to the Tax Code

(the bill N4309a) aimed to expand receipts into the national budget.