He met with mayors of various cities in Ukraine - from all parts of Ukraine - Kharkiv, Dnipro, Uzhhorod, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Cherkasy, Mykolaiv, Vinnytsia, there were acting mayors of Odessa, Zaporizhia, Lutsk, Rivne, as well as the executive director of the administrative association of the regional association of Ukraine and the district of Ukraine. Councils, head of the Kharkiv Regional Council. Prime Minister Serhai Koretsky was also present. This was the first meeting in this dialogue format, now it will be permanent.
Preparing the cities and communities for the winter period is a priority. Especially considering the Russian attacks on Ukraine's critical infrastructure and transportation, residential buildings. Energy, protection of the skies, internal security threats, communication stability and assistance to our people - all this needs to be protected, restored, provided. They openly discussed all the challenges there are and could be. They talked about how we will respond at the central level, at the level of the regional and local authorities. The key is that real information about what is happening on the ground will be received immediately from every region and city, and appropriate decisions must be made.
They also discussed finding mechanisms to help people who may find themselves in dire circumstances during the winter. It is also important to maintain the budgetary capacity of the communities. The main thing is to work together to achieve real results for Ukrainian society and our country. Thanks to everyone who does just that.