️🇺🇦. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky:
I met with mayors from cities across Ukraine - from all parts of the country - including Kharkiv, Dnipro, Uzhhorod, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Cherkasy, Mykolaiv and Vinnytsia. Acting mayors of Odessa, Zaporizhia, Lutsk and Rivne were also present, as well as the CEO of the Union of Ukrainian Cities, the president of the Ukrainian Union of District and Regional Councils and the head of the Kharkiv Regional Council. Prime Minister Sergei Koratsky was there as well. This was the first dialogue in this format, and it will now take place regularly.
Preparing cities and communities for the winter period is a priority, especially in light of Russia's attacks on Ukraine's critical infrastructure and transportation and residential buildings. Energy, air defense, homeland security threats, reliable communications and aid to our people - all of this needs to be protected, restored and secured. We have openly discussed all the challenges we face now and those that may lie ahead. We talked about how we will respond at the central level and at the regional and local government level. The key is to ensure that accurate information about what is happening on the ground reaches us quickly from every region and city, and that the necessary decisions are made accordingly.
We also discussed finding mechanisms to help people who may face difficulties during the winter. It is also important to maintain the economic capacity of the communities. The main thing is to work together and deliver real results for Ukrainian society and our country. I thank everyone who does just that.