At the command post of the 81st Separate Airmobile Slobozhanska Brigade, which is defending Slovyansk from the north – from the Yampil and Siversk directions – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy received a briefing from the brigade commander on the operational situation, awarded warriors, and held a security meeting.
The meeting was attended by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Vadym Filashkin, Deputy Head of the Office of the President Pavlo Palisa, heads of security and defense agencies, and government representatives (online).
Vadym Filashkin noted that nearly 200,000 people live in Ukrainian-controlled areas of the Donetsk region and reported on the beginning of preparations for the next heating season in the region.
Together with Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration – Minister for Communities and Territories Development Oleksii Kuleba and Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov, the participants outlined tasks for the protection of priority critical infrastructure facilities and road repairs on evacuation routes in Donetsk.
The Head of State also received a briefing from the Commander of the Operation Task Force “East,” Dmytro Bratishko, on the operational situation in Donetsk and measures for the defense of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad.
Head of the Security Service of Ukraine in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Oleksandr Nadtochiy, reported on counter-sabotage activities in the region.
