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In brief
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian strikes on bridges and the power grid aim to divide Ukraine along the Dnipro River. He said additional EU support for transport and energy was being prepared to help Ukraine through winter.
Zelenskyy said he had held a meeting of Ukraine’s top military leadership forum to discuss problems facing communities because of Russian strikes, including attacks on bridges and the electricity network. RBC-Ukraine reported his remarks on November 9; its report did not specify when the meeting or original statement took place.
Representatives of frontline regions, Kyiv’s mayor, government officials and military commanders attended, according to the president. Zelenskyy said Ukraine updates its countermeasures weekly and stressed the need for central and local authorities to work together to protect people.
He said Ukraine would receive additional EU assistance, with Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi and European Commission representatives preparing its parameters. The support would cover logistics, transport and energy, helping Ukrainians get through winter, he said.
RBC-Ukraine’s report did not specify the amount, delivery timetable or final terms of that assistance, or report that it had already been received.
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