Zelensky Holds Staff Meeting On Strengthening Air Defense: Russians Concentrate Strikes On Energy Sector

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The President announced this in an address, according to Ukrinform.

"Today, I held a Staff meeting – focused primarily on technological issues. The stock of air defense systems and missiles for them, the production schedule, the delivery schedule. The protection of Ukraine's critical infrastructure – above all, the energy sector. The Russians are once again concentrating strikes on our energy facilities," the President stated.

Zelensky said that Ukraine's response to this is and will be.

"Of course, we have responses to this and will continue to respond, but the main priority is the stability of the system," the President stressed.

According to Zelensky, the Staff meeting also heard reports on drone production: the quality of drones and quantitative indicators.

The President expressed his gratitude to all manufacturers who are increasing supplies, particularly of long-range weapons.

"There were also reports from the military today – on the frontline and the supply for our forces. The greatest attention is paid to the Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia regions. Constant Russian strikes continue against Kherson. Intense active combat also continues in the border areas of the Sumy region," Zelensky emphasized.

As reported, the Russians attacked one of the thermal power generation facilities in the Kyiv region.

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In the Obukhiv district of the Kyiv region, as a result of the Russian attack on the night of September 8, eight settlements were left without a gas supply , and emergency work on the gas network is ongoing.

Photo: Office of the President

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