President Zelenskyy: Thanks, America, for efforts to stop energy strikes

“Almost every hour, our negotiating team is in contact, including Rustem Umerov and other members of the delegation. We are communicating with our partners – with the American side – about truly effective formats and truly necessary results,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a traditional address to the Ukrainian nation on Jan. 29.

I wish you health, fellow Ukrainians!

First and foremost, gratitude to our energy workers and repair crews – to everyone who is truly working around the clock to provide more electricity to people. The task is extremely difficult, given the scale of the Russian strikes that have taken place. Today, during the coordination call, we heard reports from most regions where problems persist – with a significant number of daily outages. Maximum resources were deployed. The situation remains most difficult – as before – in Kyiv, especially due to heating issues. More than 450 apartment buildings in several districts of Kyiv are without heat, most of them as a result of the strikes. There is also a significant number of heating failures. In many cases, these situations have to be addressed manually. The Government of Ukraine, the capacities of state-owned companies, and other regions of our country are engaged in providing assistance.

Full text of the address: Office of the President of Ukraine