The acting mayor of Odesa was summoned to a meeting with Zelenskyy

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the mayors of various Ukrainian cities; Ihor Koval, acting mayor of Odesa, joined the meeting. They discussed preparations for winter.

This was reported by the head of state.

The meeting took place on Friday, November 13. In addition to Igor Koval, the acting mayor of Odesa, the mayors of Kharkiv, Dnipro, Uzhhorod, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, Cherkasy, Mykolaiv, and Vinnytsia also participated. Also present were the acting mayors of Zaporizhzhia, Lutsk, and Rivne.

The executive director of the Association of Ukrainian Cities, the president of the Ukrainian Association of District and Regional Councils, and the chair of the Kharkiv Regional Council also participated. Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi was also present .

According to Zelenskyy, this is the first meeting in this format, and such meetings will become regular going forward.

The president emphasized that preparing cities and communities for the cold weather is a priority, especially given Russia’s attacks on critical and transportation infrastructure, as well as residential buildings. This includes energy, air defense, communication resilience, assistance to the public, and countering internal security threats.

During the meeting, they discussed how to respond at the central, regional, and local levels.

The key is to ensure that each region and city promptly provides accurate information on what is happening on the ground, and that appropriate decisions are made

They also discussed ways to assist people who may find themselves in difficult circumstances during the winter. Additionally, they addressed maintaining the budgetary capacity of local communities.

Ірина Глухова