Overview
- The National Security and Defense Council approved resilience plans for all regions and regional centers except Kyiv during a March 3 meeting chaired by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- Kyiv was judged unprepared and received a one-week deadline to finalize a viable plan or risk a repeat of last winter’s disruptions.
- Zelenskyy said the government would provide maximum assistance if Kyiv requests it, noting that operational authority in the city remains with the mayor, and Oleksandr Kubrakov may join coordination.
- The government, the Defense Ministry, and the Air Force were assigned tasks to support regional preparations for the next heating season.
- Officials warned that efforts to bolster air defense may fall short because of potential system shortages linked to the war in the Middle East, and national estimates put approved regional plans at Hr 215 billion, excluding Kyiv pending its submission.