President announces when city military administration will be introduced in Odesa

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has responded to a petition to establish the Odesa City Military Administration in Odesa to ensure the security and proper functioning of the authorities under martial law.

According to the Head of State, the decision to establish military administrations is made by the President of Ukraine upon the proposal of regional state administrations or military command, and he has not yet received such a proposal.

Therefore, the president sent letters to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, and the head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, Oleh Kiper, asking them to verify the information provided and, if there are legal grounds, to take appropriate measures. The author of the electronic petition was promised to be informed about the results of the consideration of the issues raised.

It should be noted that the petition for the introduction of a city military administration in Odesa also collected the required 25,000 signatures in a week and is now awaiting the President's response.

On September 20, a traditional campaign "Money for the Armed Forces" was held in Odesa on Exchange Square, attended by veterans of the war with Russia. During the event, they appealed to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to establish a military administration in the city.

In their appeal, the veterans stated that Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov was spreading pro-Russian sentiment, demonstrating a dismissive attitude toward the military, as well as implementing corruption schemes to avoid mobilization and failing to provide adequate funding to support the frontline.

Article 11 of the same law stipulates that the military administration is established by presidential decree, and the head is appointed in consultation with the General Staff of the Armed Forces. Examples are the already established military administrations in Berdiansk, Sumy and Kherson.

Кирило Бойко