Zelenskyy holds meeting to discuss protection of power facilities and strengthening air defense

According to him, the protection of energy facilities was discussed during the meeting.

"Regarding the situation in cities from Slavutych to Zaporizhzhia, also Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kharkiv region, Donetsk region, Dnipro region, Poltava region, Zaporizhzhia region, central Ukraine, our western regions, and southern regions. Separately, we discussed the challenges in Mykolaiv and Odesa," Zelenskyy said.

Reports were also given on deploying air defense systems, including additional capabilities. A detailed discussion was held on protecting specific energy facilities and communities.

"Additional resources are still needed to ensure an adequate response to every problem. We resolved these issues and fulfilled all requests from local leaders, primarily in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Donetsk regions—requests related to finances and assistance," Zelenskyy added.

Attacks on energy infrastructure

Over the past week, Russia has targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia regions, and others came under attack. The most difficult situation was in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions.

In the Chernihiv region, strict electricity outage schedules were introduced, and the city of Chernihiv even experienced a blackout.

During Russia’s strike on Slavutych, the Chornobyl nuclear power plant lost power. Notably, the New Safe Confinement (NSC), a key facility isolating the destroyed fourth unit of the Chornobyl power plant, was affected.

President Zelenskyy confirmed that the Russian strike on the energy facility in Slavutych was deliberate. As a result of this act of terrorism, the Chornobyl plant experienced a blackout for over three hours.

Over the past two days, Russia continued targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Today, the Donetsk region came under attack.