Zelensky holds energy protection meeting in Kryvyi Rih

Head of State Volodymyr Zelensky arrived on a working visit to Kryvyi Rih on Sunday evening, February 4. There, the president held a meeting on the protection of energy infrastructure.

He reported this during the evening video address.

The president noted that:

• "In the morning – Robotyne, one of the toughest parts of the front, the Zaporizhzhia front. I personally thanked the soldiers, awarded five of the best directly on the front lines – those who distinguished themselves in battles these weeks: senior soldiers Ihor Honcharuk, Ivan Taran, Yaroslav Polishchuk, sergeant Mykhailo Blashkiv, senior lieutenant Andriy Olshanskyi – Andriy was awarded the "Cross of Combat Merit." All of them are just such guys whose bravery and endurance preserve our positions and our state. I thank you, soldiers, thank you very much, and to all your comrades!
• I held a security meeting in Zaporizhzhia. And not only regarding issues of the region and the city. There were reports of military commanders, particularly regarding the situation in Avdiivka. Of course, there was a separate conversation about Zaporizhzhia, this entire direction. Fortification – I am grateful to everyone involved in the construction. Protection from Russian airstrikes. Provision of social life. The state is ready to do more to guarantee jobs and social peace in the region. Today, I introduced the new head of the regional military administration, Ivan Fedorov.
• During the daytime – Eastern Air Command. A report and a detailed discussion on protecting the sky over the Dnipro region. The danger is constant and high; Russia considers the region as one of the main targets for terrorist attacks. It is our enterprises, our economic potential, this region. We are working to add capabilities to shoot down missiles and shoot down drones. And our soldiers of the Air Force, mobile fire groups, and everyone who fights precisely against Russian aerial terror deserve our gratitude and further strengthening. In particular, we are preparing new negotiations with partners in this regard."

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"Now – Kryvyi Rih, the entire district, and other communities of the region, a meeting on the energy and water supply of the cities and villages of the Dnipro region, including Kryvyi Rih. Protection of energy facilities. Strengthening of mobile fire groups, anti-aircraft defense, and electronic warfare. Restoration of energy capacities," the president said.

Zelensky thanked everyone who quickly helped to restore the energy supply after the recent Russian strikes on the territory of Ukraine.

"I also thank those who are currently working on the construction of a new water supply infrastructure. This is a strategic task. Hundreds of thousands of people depend on it. Nikopol, Marhanets, Pokrov, part of Kryvyi Rih and Kryvyi Rih District. A separate report is on protection against saboteurs and collaborators. Law enforcement officers have good results," Zelensky emphasized.

He expressed his gratitude to everyone who fights for the sake of the state, works for the sake of Ukraine, for the sake of Ukrainians, and everyone who helps – every volunteer, every volunteer community, to everyone who is in the state and together with the state.

For reference:

On the night of Saturday, February 3, Russian invaders attacked Kryvyi Rih with Shahed kamikaze drones. Several UAVs hit energy infrastructure facilities, fires broke out, and about 15,000 people were left without electricity in the region.

Later, energy workers restored the power supply in the Kryvyi Rih district. The invaders tried again to attack the area and the city with a rocket, but the Defense Forces shot it down.

A day before that, the Ukrenergo substation was damaged in Kryvyi Rih as a result of Russian shelling.

After the shelling of the city, the Ministry of Energy announced the resumption of attacks by the invaders on the energy infrastructure in the frontline areas.