Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this Tuesday the creation of a network of 4,000 “invincibility points” across the country to provide basic services to citizens in case of blackouts caused by Russian bombing.
“If massive attacks from Russia take place again and it is clear that the electricity supply cannot be restored within a few hours, the work of the “invincibility points” will be activated and “all basic services will be in place”.Zelensky explained in his usual evening speech.
These points, free of charge and open 24 hours, according to the head of state, will allow affected citizens to access “electricity, mobile communication and internet, heating, water and first aid”🇧🇷
According to Zelensky, the 4,000 points will work in all regional and local governments, as well as education centers, state emergency services buildings and other facilities.
The Ukrainian government has created a special website (nezlamnist.gov.ua) with a map of these points around the country. On the ‘site’, citizens can also see where petrol stations, bank branches, pharmacies or the nearest shops are open.
“We all need to be prepared for any scenario considering what terrorists are fighting against our people and what they are trying to do”Zelensky noted.
The head of state asked all local authorities to inform the population about the support points available in the event of a prolonged blackout, and called on companies to join the initiative, as many entrepreneurs have already done.
The military offensive launched by Russia in Ukraine on February 24 has already led to the flight of more than 13 million people – more than six million internally displaced people and more than 7.8 million to European countries – according to the latest UN data. to land. which classifies this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since World War II (1939-1945).
The Russian invasion – justified by the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, with the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russian security – was condemned by the international community at large, which responded by sending arms to Ukraine and to impose on Russia political and economic sanctions.
The UN presented 6,595 dead civilians and 10,189 wounded as confirmed since the start of the war, underlining that these numbers are well below the real ones.
Source: DN
