The meeting discussed the protection of energy infrastructure and its restoration after shelling. They considered air defense, arms contracting, and cooperation with European partners on electricity imports.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting of the Security Council — they talked about energy and its protection, as well as covering critical infrastructure facilities from the sky, UNN reports.
"I held a meeting on energy and its protection. There were reports from the Ministry of Energy, Naftogaz and all key industry players. We talked about the progress of recovery after the Russian shelling on November 17 and further protection of all critical facilities. Gas infrastructure and generation: nuclear, hydro, thermal, etc. We also talked about our partnership with European countries to increase opportunities for electricity imports, in particular for business," Zelenskyy said.
In addition, according to him, there was a report by the Air Force on covering critical infrastructure facilities from the sky.
"We are taking the most effective experience of echeloning air defense assets and extending it to other regions," Zelensky said.
He added that in addition to the energy sector, they also heard a report from the Ministry of Defense on contracting and advances for Ukrainian manufacturers of weapons, shells, missiles, drones, the results for 2024 and planning for 2025.
Aviation will take an active part: Zelensky on the protection of energy infrastructureOct 15 2024, 02:05 PM • 41761 view