The headquarters includes representatives of the Office of the President of Ukraine, the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the National Police, the State Emergency Service, the Sumy Regional State Administration, local governments of Sumy region, Ukrenergo, Ukrzaliznytsia and Ukrposhta.
The Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine has set up a Coordination Headquarters to respond quickly and ensure normal living conditions for the population of Sumy region during the periods of limitation or termination of electricity supply.
"Restoration works are ongoing in Sumy region. Our task is to restore power supply to the affected communities. We have deployed Points of Invincibility in the region, and set up a headquarters for operational coordination and response to challenges," said Oleksiy Kuleba, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine, Minister for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine.
The prompt onjectives of the headquarters are as follows:
1. Prepare plans for the installation of mobile generators in hospitals, schools and other socially important facilities, as well as backup heat sources.
2. Ensure prompt informing of the population through digital platforms and other communication channels about the presence and operation of Points of Invincibility.
3. Coordinate the protection of key energy infrastructure facilities from possible attacks and ensure rapid recovery from emergencies.
4. Mobilise all available public and private resources to restore the life support of communities as soon as possible.
5. Prepare regional life support systems for the winter period, including checking the readiness of boiler houses and heating networks.
6. Organise regular monitoring of the state of energy supply in the regions particularly vulnerable to outages, with a weekly report to the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development.