Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says up to $5 billion a month is needed to keep the war effort in Ukraine afloat

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says the country needs $5 billion a month to keep the war going.

Shmyhal outlined what was needed for Ukraine's war effort and what it would cost on Sunday's edition of "Face the Nation" on CBS.

Shmyhal said that the battle for Donbas began five to four days ago.

Our soldiers are protecting and we will do it. Shmyhal said that they have support from their partners in the military and financial sphere.

He said that Ukraine needed arms and medical supplies.

We need weapons first of all. Medical support is the second issue. Shmyhal said that many countries support us in this medical sphere because they take our injured soldiers and rehabilitate them.

Brennan had suggested that up to $5 billion would be needed every month to keep Ukraine going, and that the money has been secured with pledges from allies.

Shmyhal told Brennan that they have many negotiations with G20 countries, their ministers of finances, the international financial organization, and the World Bank.

Costs are mounting for millions of Ukrainians suffering on the frontlines and civilians who have left their homes and are running out of food, water, and medicine.

Shmyhal said that in March we spent $1.1 billion only for seven million internally displaced persons.

The US has given over a billion dollars to the country. The Biden administration recently announced aid packages for the country.

Brennan asked Shmyhal if he had three weeks to wait for Congress to sign off on funds, to which Shmyhal replied that the clock was running for Ukraine.

Shmyhal said that every minute and every hour soldiers, civilians, children, and women are dying.