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UNIAN Kyiv did not prepare for winter in any aspect. And now, to address the consequences of this, the involvement of all institutions is required. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky during a press briefing, according to a UNIAN correspondent.
"I would really like the mayor to do everything himself. But he cannot do this alone. And working together is difficult. Because as soon as we talk with some managers about how to strengthen Kyiv, the mayor gets the impression that someone wants to replace him," Zelensky said.
He added that Kyiv faces difficulties due to Russian attacks. However, the president cited Kharkiv as an example, which is much better prepared for Russian strikes.
"There are serious challenges there, there are still guided air bombs landing. But it is very good when in every city there is a group of managers who can solve problems and keep the situation under control. There the head of the regional state administration and the mayor work together. I think politically they have clearly different plans for the future. But we have one common enemy, one winter, and one country. And we need to do something about it," Zelensky stressed.
He noted that he spoke with several managers and proposed appointing them to head Kyiv City Military Administration. However, all of them refused.
"I asked the prime minister to assemble a special cabinet for Kyiv — business managers, strong people. I am ready to personally talk to whoever they name and ask him. Create such a cabinet and develop solutions. I will do what I can. I wanted to involve Malyuk in the context of security issues. I also spoke with Kubrakov, Hroisman. Sukhomlin refused — as soon as he heard about Kyiv. I spoke with people from business, from other spheres of public administration. No one wants to be involved, because then no one will thank you, and others will constantly talk — about politics," Zelensky added.
Preparing Kyiv for winter: what is known
As a reminder, against the backdrop of new direct strikes by the Russian Federation on the South Bridge, Kyiv announced plans to build at least two new bridges. As MP from Servant of the People Volodymyr Kreydenko noted, these are about special mobile bridges that are planned to be installed within 3–4 months with support from Western partners.
Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal notes that this winter Kyiv will face a closed loop of outages and emergencies. This is already leading to a large number of Kyiv residents leaving the capital. It is noted that since August this year the number of vacant apartments available for rent in Kyiv has risen by almost two-thirds since August.
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