Zelensky arrived in Nikolaev after numerous shelling and awarded Kim with an order
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Nikolaev on a visit. In recent days, the city and the region have been subjected to numerous shelling by the Russian invaders. This is reported by the Telegram channel of the head of state. – Meeting on important issues of the region. We discussed the state of the economy, the restoration of water supply, the situation in agriculture. Special attention was paid to threats from land and sea. We do not stop working for the sake of victory,” Zelensky said. Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak said that during the meeting, in particular, they discussed harvesting and providing farms with the necessary technical equipment and fuel. They also discussed the restoration of water supply in Nikolaev, which was difficult due to damage to the water supply networks by Russian shelling. – Representatives of the military command of the region also reported on the situation in the combat zone on land and in the Black Sea. We discussed threats from land, from the sea and from the unrecognized Transnistria, and also considered the situation on Snake Island. We paid attention to the logistics of a separate group of troops “Primorye” and its defense needs, – said Yermak. During the trip, Zelensky also presented state awards to local authorities – the Order of Bogdan Khmelnytsky III degree was awarded to the head of the Mykolaiv regional military administration Vitaliy Kim. In addition, the order “For Courage” III degree was awarded to Mykolaiv Mayor Alexander Senkevich , as well as the rank of brigadier general, Colonel Andrei Gnatov received.
Also, the head of state with representatives of the Office inspected the building of the Nikolaev Regional State Administration destroyed by a missile attack. The President instructed to provide the necessary assistance to the families of those who died as a result of the shelling of the building.
