It is desirable that Ukrainian settlements do their utmost in equipping shelters so that schools and higher education institutions can work offline from the very beginning of the school year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

"It is desirable that all cities, our communities do their utmost in building and equipping shelters. So that communities are provided with school buses. Today we talked about this with officials, in particular, with teachers from Kropyvnytsky and the region," Zelenskyy said at the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities.

According to him, among the internal and external issues that also affect the lives of Ukrainians, there are opportunities for state programs in the energy sector, "so that all our communities create alternative energy sources as much as possible."