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After leaving the government, former Vice Prime Minister for Recovery Oleksandr Kubrakov joined work on the capital’s resilience issues. In particular, he participated in preparing related decisions for Kyiv. This was reported in an interview with Hlavkom by Deputy Minister of Community and Territory Development Kostiantyn Kovalchuk.
Kubrakov, who is now a freelance advisor on infrastructure and community engagement, actively contributed to shaping the capital’s resilience plan. Kovalchuk confirmed his involvement in this work and noted that he personally saw the former vice prime minister at joint meetings.
“As for Mr. Oleksandr, he did indeed participate in working on resilience issues. He was very active. I saw him at joint meetings several times,” the deputy minister said.
According to Kovalchuk, Kubrakov, together with Kyiv, also initiated a program to install independent backup power systems in apartment buildings and condominium associations. This involves large generators intended to supply buildings with electricity in case of problems with the main power supply.
To implement this initiative, the government adopted a corresponding resolution in March that provides for launching an experimental project. Overall, Kyiv’s resilience plan envisages a set of measures to prepare the capital for possible Russian attacks on critical infrastructure and to get through the next heating season.
The updated NSDC document was approved on 5 August. Among the key directions are engineering protection of critical infrastructure, development of distributed generation, and creation of backup electricity and heat supply systems. In particular, by the end of 2026 the year Kyiv is to commission 200 MW of distributed electric generation.
At the same time, Kovalchuk said, there remains a risk zone in the capital covering more than two thousand apartment buildings: a technical solution for additional distributed heat generation is still being developed for it.
Recall that in May 2024 the Verkhovna Rada dismissed Oleksandr Kubrakov from the position of Vice Prime Minister for the Recovery of Ukraine — Minister for Community, Territory and Infrastructure Development. The relevant decision was voted for by 272 members of parliament.
Before his dismissal, a number of complaints and accusations were voiced against Kubrakov. In particular, he was criticized for insufficient protection of the Trypilska TPP, which was destroyed as a result of a Russian attack, although this issue was not within his competence. At the same time, it was believed that the reasons for the resignation of the official, who for a long time had been one of the president’s favorites, could have been connected to the Office of the President.
In July 2025 the State Bureau of Investigation conducted searches at Kubrakov’s premises. The investigative actions took place within the framework of a criminal proceeding regarding possible fraudulent actions by Member of Parliament Yevhenii Shevchenko. After the searches, the former official publicly commented on the actions of law enforcement.
In 2026 President Volodymyr Zelensky unexpectedly met with Kubrakov. During the meeting they discussed the emergency situation in the energy sector of Ukrainian cities and communities, cooperation with international partners to strengthen resilience, and issues of Ukraine’s infrastructure development.
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