I held a Staff meeting. Most of the agenda focused on the energy sector. First and foremost, we discussed the situation in the regions and communities, the existing challenges in the border and frontline areas. The closer the positions of the Russian army, the greater the challenges. We are preparing a full range of responses — including scaling up our long-range responses to Russia’s terror against Ukraine’s infrastructure. There were reports on restoration efforts in the communities affected by strikes. We also defined the parameters for expanding our reserves, particularly equipment reserves. We have clear lines of communication with our partners in Europe who can support us with the required types of energy equipment. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine must be more proactive in this regard. We discussed in detail the situation in the gas sector — the accumulation of gas for the heating season and ongoing repair works. I’m grateful to all Ukrainian gas industry workers and every company working for Ukraine. The sources of financing for the purchase of the required gas volumes have been clearly determined, and a significant portion of the financial generation has already been secured. This work continues. There was also a separate report on the military component — specifically the protection of energy facilities from air attacks. We’ve made decisions on additional helicopters and on reinforcing our combat aviation overall. I instructed the relevant team to promptly prepare all the documents necessary for agreements with the American side on the procurement of air defense systems. It’s crucial to work through every detail of these potential agreements on paper now, so that we can expedite negotiations. Glory to Ukraine!(Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський)