"Not only Ukraine but also Moldova is under threat": Zelensky at Staff meeting says that Kaniv and Dniester HPPs were targeted at night
Kyiv • UNN
President Zelenskyy convened the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff to address serious challenges, including Russian terrorists' attacks on Ukraine's energy sector, the need to strengthen air defense capabilities, and intensifying efforts with partners to replenish weapons and ammunition stocks more quickly.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy chaired the first Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff, which was convened by the new NSDC Secretary, and discussed Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy sector, the need to strengthen air defense and intensify efforts with partners to replenish supplies more quickly. The Head of State said this on Friday, UNN reports.
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"The First Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff meeting, which was convened by the new NSDC Secretary Oleksandr Lytvynenko. The challenges are very serious," Zelensky said on social media.
"Russian terrorists have struck at the Ukrainian energy sector again," the President said.
According to him, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko, and the chairmen of the boards of Ukrenergo and Naftogaz Volodymyr Kudrytskyi and Oleksiy Chernyshov "reported on the damage and restoration work." "We discussed the most effective methods of physical protection and their implementation at other facilities," the President noted.
Last night, the Kaniv and Dniester hydroelectric power plants were deliberately targeted by the enemy. The terrorist country wants to repeat the environmental disaster in Kherson region. But now not only Ukraine but also Moldova is under threat. The water will not stop at the border posts, and neither will the Russian war, unless we stop it in Ukraine together and in time
Also, he said, "the number two issue is contracts for the supply of weapons and ammunition for the near future and for the future." "The need for air defense has come to the fore. Due to the intensity of Russian shelling, it is necessary to replenish stocks faster. I have instructed to intensify work with partners. We are counting on their quick response," Zelenskyy emphasized.