Winter is coming: are the state and society ready?
On Thursday, August 13, at 11.00, the Interfax-Ukraine press center will host a discussion entitled "Winter is coming: are the state and society ready?" focusing on the preparedness of the state, territorial communities, and society for the 2026/2027 heating season amid the likelihood of large-scale attacks on Ukraine's energy and municipal infrastructure.
On Thursday, August 13th at 11:00, the Interfax-Ukraine press center will convene a conversation titled "Winter is Coming: Are the State and Society Prepared?" This forum will examine Ukraine's readiness for the 2026/2027 heating season, given the possibility of significant threats to the nation's energy and municipal infrastructure.
The panelists include Oleksiy Ivashyn, head of the Civil-Military Movement NGO; Kateryna Yamshchikova, the interim mayor of Poltava (via video link); Yevhen Zolotaryov, advisor to Vinnytsia's mayor and head of the Ukrainian Strategy NGO (via video link); Vitalii Miroshnychenko, director of the Winter Cities Will Endure project; Andriy Sauk, an expert in housing and communal services, a war veteran, and a serving member of the military; Andrian Prokip, an energy specialist; and Yuriy Honcharenko, head of the InfoLight.UA research and analytical group, who will steer the discussion.
The event is co-hosted by the Ukrainian Security Club and the Democracy Assistance Foundation NGO, in collaboration with the Civil-Military Movement NGO, with backing from the Hanns Seidel Foundation in Ukraine. The gathering will commence at 8/5A Reitarska Street in Kyiv and will be broadcast live on the Interfax-Ukraine YouTube channel.
Journalists can register in person with valid press credentials. For further details, call +38 (063) 765 90 85 or email [email protected] (contact: Yuriy Honcharenko).
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