The President responded to the petition, which received 25,000 votes.
President Volodymyr Zelensky reacted to electronic petition No. 22 /145254-ep on the defense of Kharkiv and the region by air defense forces. According to a message on the president's website, Zelensky instructed the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Valery Zaluzhny to consider the possibility of strengthening the air defense of the Kharkiv region and to inform the author of the petition about the results.
According to the president, the issue of strengthening the state's defense capabilities, in particular increasing the efficiency of the air defense system of Ukraine, is one of the most urgent tasks of the security and defense sector and one of the most important priorities.
“In view of the fact that the air defense of the city of Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region is carried out in the general air defense system of Ukraine, I instructed the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine V. Zaluzhny, who is responsible for its organization and management, to consider the issue raised in the electronic petition , and to inform its author about the results of the investigation,” Zelenskyi said.
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Recall that on the night of August 4, Russian troops fired again Kharkiv. In one of the districts of the city, an infrastructure object was hit. The management of Kharkiv OVA, relying on data from competent sources, warned of a possible further escalation of the situation.
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