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⚡️Zelenskyy IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED to the shelling of Kyiv! First decisions are ready - War & Politics 24
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that every official, local authority, all heads of state-owned companies, and energy company executives must be here, in Ukraine—working in cities, working in villages, in the areas that need to be restored and protected.
As of this evening, more than one million consumers in Kyiv alone are without electricity. A significant number of buildings are without heating—more than 4,000 apartment buildings. All efforts must be directed at easing the situation.
Government officials must propose unconventional solutions to protect lives and reorganize operations—how to support people and how to support businesses. Maximum coordination with the business community is needed—how to redistribute generation and current consumption so that people can feel the situation stabilizing, and what additional support programs are needed for citizens. - 01/21/2026.