Zelensky: Ukraine has 1,500 mobile fire teams, but more are needed

Ukrainian President Vodymyr Zelensky said this at a meeting of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities under the President of Ukraine, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

"We have 1,500 mobile fire groups. As you can see, this is not enough. The issue is not just their quantity, but also their deployment and effectiveness," Zelensky said, responding to a request from Kherson Regional Governor Roman Mrochko who appealed for stronger protections against Russian drone attacks in the region.

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Zelensky said that he would coordinate with Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces eksandr Syrskyi and military commanders in the Kherson sector to address the problem.

On December 16, in Beryslav, Kherson region, Russian forces drped explosives from a drone on a store, killing a 53-year-d woman.

That same day, an 81-year-d man in Antonivka, near Kherson, was also targeted by a drone.

First photo: Office of the President of Ukraine