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Strengthening of air defense and methods of countering guided aerial bomb carriers: Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting in Kharkiv

9 April 2024 - 18:01

Strengthening of air defense and methods of countering guided aerial bomb carriers: Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting in Kharkiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting on the air defense of critical infrastructure and the functioning of the power system of the Kharkiv region.

The Head of State discussed with the Air Force Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykola Oleshchuk a new scheme of air defense of Kharkiv, which would include additional air defense units.

Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Herman Halushchenko, Minister of Energy, and Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, Chairman of the Management Board of NPC Ukrenergo, informed the President about the consequences of the Russian shelling on power generation capacities and the current situation of power supply.

The participants approved plans for the restoration of power generation and the construction of permanent protection structures.

The participants also discussed the most pressing social issues of the region. The Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration and the Minister of Education Oksen Lisovyi presented a plan to organize offline education in some districts of Kharkiv from September 1 this year. The funds for the construction of school shelters and the purchase of school transport are allocated in the state budget.