Zelenskyy convenes NSDC to approve defense strategy for next winter

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is convening a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) to approve the defense strategy for next winter. Zelenskyy announced this on the Telegram channel, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

"We are preparing the NSDC to approve the strategy for next winter: updated plans for the protection and restoration of energy facilities and critical infrastructure in cities and communities must be approved - comprehensive plans for the resilience of cities and regions," he said.

Zelenskyy discussed key priorities, the content of already prepared documents, and the developments of the regions with Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and NSDC Secretary Rustem Umerov.

"Ukrainians saw and felt which cities and communities nevertheless prepared for the existing threats, and which did not effectively use the time before the winter of last year. This year, a specific list of necessary actions will be approved at the NSDC level for each region, and at the same time, we will preserve and disseminate effective solutions of those cities and communities that demonstrated the greatest results this winter in protecting the energy system and supporting people," the President noted.

The NSDC will also determine tasks for Ukraine's air defense system and work with partners.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, the government has allowed the Air Force to provide critical infrastructure enterprises with air defense equipment.

According to Zelenskyy, currently 80% of Ukraine's territory remains unprotected from ballistic missile strikes due to an acute shortage of appropriate air defense systems.