On Monday, April 22, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he had held a regular meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff, where they discussed, among other things, the situation at the front and Ukraine's own weapons production. Zelenskyy also instructed to collect everything known to the intelligence community about Russian intentions to destroy civilian infrastructure. He wrote about this in his Telegram channel, according to UNN.
Another Bet. We went over the main issues: the battlefield, weapons, protection of cities, communities and critical infrastructure. First of all, the frontline. There was a report by the Chief of the Army, Oleksandr Syrskyi. The occupation army is tasked with demonstrating at least some victories by May 9, regardless of its losses. Now they are also being spurred on by positive decisions of Ukraine's friends. It's hard for our soldiers, but the arrival of the necessary assistance will level the situation. That is why we need support with specific weapons that our partners have, and we need it immediately
According to the President, they also talked about domestic production. Defense Minister Rustem Umerov reported on contracts with domestic companies. "We are working on a new format of agreements that, on the one hand, will not overburden the military budget, and on the other hand, will guarantee long-term state obligations to manufacturers," Zelenskyy said.
In addition, the meeting discussed the protection of civilian infrastructure.
"For the next meeting, I instructed to collect everything our intelligence knows about the intentions of Russian terrorists to destroy civilian infrastructure and prepare a comprehensive plan of further actions: strengthening physical protection where it works, redistributing air defense systems and decentralization where possible," the head of state said.
Зеленський в інтерв'ю NBC News: нам потрібна зброя та ППО, щоб перехопити ініціативу21.04.24, 18:49