British News Agency

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reviewed developments concerning the country's security and energy infrastructure during a meeting attended by the heads of all regional administrations.

In a statement shared on social media, Zelensky said the meeting primarily focused on the needs of settlements along the frontline and in border regions. He noted that tasks assigned to the Armed Forces of Ukraine to counter Russian operations in the Sumy region were reviewed, while separate reports were presented on the cities of Sumy, Okhtyrka and Shostka.

In the Kharkiv region, discussions focused on the region's resilience plan and preparations of critical infrastructure for winter. In the Dnipro region, officials reviewed efforts to restore electricity supplies following attacks carried out overnight and in the morning. The situation in the Zhytomyr region, along with challenges facing the energy system and electricity distribution and transmission facilities, was also examined in detail.

Regarding the Kherson region, Zelensky alleged that the Russian army was reinforcing its personnel and equipment on the left bank of the Dnipro River under the guise of a humanitarian operation in Oleshky. Stating that additional occupation forces were being deployed to Oleshky and nearby settlements, Zelensky asked the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to submit proposals for additional measures to protect civilians in Kherson from Russian attacks.

The meeting also addressed the situation in the city of Zaporizhzhia and the region's needs, as well as developments in the Donetsk region, particularly around Kramatorsk. Zelensky said Russia had significantly intensified its shelling of Kramatorsk and surrounding settlements, adding that countermeasures would be determined at a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff.

Zelensky announced that meetings with regional administrations in this format would now take place weekly, emphasizing the importance of obtaining direct and accurate information from the ground.