President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced the excessively slow pace of infrastructure restoration after Russian strikes and cases of unreliable reporting on the progress of works in several cities. Following the results of a selector meeting, he instructed the government to strengthen interaction with local authorities.
The head of state reported this on his Telegram channel on November 13.
"The pace of restoration works is too slow, and, unfortunately, there was unreliable reporting from the ground in several cities," Zelensky stated.
During the meeting, detailed reports were heard on the consequences of Russian strikes on Sumy Oblast and infrastructure restoration in Shostka and Konotop. The situation in Kyiv Oblast was separately considered, particularly in Bila Tserkva, Brovary, and other settlements.
At the same time, the president did not specify in which cities exactly the unreliable information was detected, who provided it, or what indicators it concerned. There was also no report on personnel decisions or inspections of responsible officials.
To accelerate restoration, the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Digital Transformation, and the Ministry of Communities and Territories Development must prepare additional tools for interaction with cities and communities.
According to Zelensky, approaches to eliminating the identified problems were already determined during the selector. At the same time, the president did not reveal the specific mechanism of the new interaction or the timeline for its implementation.
Separately, the head of state discussed with the prime minister the restoration of the buildings of the Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics in Kyiv, which were damaged as a result of a Russian drone attack.
In addition, the energy minister reported on measures to protect equipment of Ukraine's energy system from further attacks.
Earlier, Zelensky already demanded the government to accelerate restoration of electricity, heat, and water supply after Russian strikes. The current statement is the first to directly address the problem of unreliable information from individual cities about the progress of restoration works.
By materials from: Volodymyr Zelensky
