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I held a coordination call. First, the Dnipro region. Restoration work continues following the strikes over the past 24 hours. Dnipro, Pavlohrad, Kamyanske, and other cities and communities in the region. At the peak of the outages, more than 600,000 customers were without power – people, businesses, and critical infrastructure. Power supply is gradually being restored. I thank all the repair crews, every energy worker, and all the services involved. There were also reports on the situation in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and other frontline communities. Separately, we discussed the challenges in Kyiv. The Prime Minister, the NSDC Secretary, and the Minister of Internal Affairs presented options for contingency transport plans for the capital. The necessary number of vehicles and the reorganization of traffic in designated parts of Kyiv are being worked out. It is important that the Government also prepare concrete measures to support the uninterrupted operation and guaranteed availability of urban surface public transportation in the event of disruptions to metro services or challenges with bridges across the Dnipro River. I instructed the Prime Minister to present a program for free travel on urban surface public transportation and a sufficient reserve of buses for Kyiv. Thank you for the concrete proposals. We also set specific tasks for Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the diplomatic team of the Office of the President ahead of international events in the coming weeks. We are preparing new energy support packages for Ukraine and additional financial instruments to support Ukrainians this winter. Glory to Ukraine!

A meeting with all heads of regional administrations. First and foremost, we focused on the needs of frontline and border regions and communities. The Sumy region – there are specific tasks for the Armed Forces of Ukraine to counter Russian operations. I am grateful to all the services, every employee of utility companies and energy companies, and the regional branch of Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. There were separate reports on Sumy, Okhtyrka, and Shostka. The Kharkiv region – a report on the region’s resilience plan and preparations of critical infrastructure for winter. The Dnipro region – a report on restoring power following the strikes overnight and this morning. We discussed in detail the situation in the Zhytomyr region and the challenges facing the energy system, as well as energy distribution and transmission facilities. There is a specific task for the Ministry of Energy in this regard. There was a report on Kherson and the overall situation in the Kherson region. Unfortunately, under the cover of a humanitarian operation in Oleshky, the Russian army carried out a major rotation of personnel and equipment on the left bank. Additional occupation forces were brought into Oleshky and the surrounding community. The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine must present proposals for additional protection of lives in Kherson from Russian terror. Zaporizhzhia – there was a report on the situation in the city and meeting the region’s needs. We discussed in detail the situation in the Donetsk region, particularly in Kramatorsk. The Russians have significantly intensified their shelling of the city and the surrounding community. We will determine countermeasures at a meeting of the Staff. At the government level and together with the team of the Office of the President, we have worked out tasks for other regions as well. This format of regional meetings will now be held weekly, and it is important that we receive accurate information directly from the ground. Thank you to everyone working for our country and our people. Glory to Ukraine!