© Office of the President of Ukraine For frontline territories, they were instructed to discuss a network of alternative energy sources in the event of a blackout.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, at which one of the priority issues was preparations for the 2025-2026 heating season.
“Since the summer, we have been preparing our energy sectors for winter. I am grateful to everyone who is involved and fully fulfilling the tasks set. It is important to be ahead of the preparation schedule, taking into account all threats,” the president wrote.
It should be noted that at the beginning of the summer, gas reserves in Ukraine's storage facilities were at a record low, and the country lost the ability to produce its own gas due to massive strikes by the Russian Federation.
At the same time, Zelenskyy noted that he heard reports on gas production, energy supply, and electricity generation.
“The Naftogaz and Ukrenergo teams have achieved important results. Thank you. Further measures have been approved to purchase the necessary volumes of gas,” he concluded.
The second block of questions was a discussion of Ukraine's air defense needs.
“I instructed the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov to coordinate government officials, regional administrations, and energy companies to purchase additional short- and medium-range air defense systems, as well as increase funding for drone manufacturers. The priority is to shoot down the “shaheeds.” Report on supplies weekly,” Zelensky added.
In particular, the protection of networks and energy facilities in frontline and border communities and their backup provision were separately discussed.
At the same time, the president stated that the supply of additional air defense systems for missile defense will be accelerated. In this direction, Ukraine is counting on the maximum activity of diplomats in relevant contacts with partners.
“We are preparing a technological Stavka with the participation of manufacturers of Ukrainian missiles, key types of drones, and air defense tools. We will increase the production of our weapons. The quality of Ukrainian deep strikes should increase significantly,” Zelenskyy concluded.
It should be noted that by the beginning of the next heating season, Ukraine needs to accumulate at least 12.65 billion cubic meters of natural gas in storage, and for a sustainable winter, the reserves must be higher.
