Die ukrainische Regierung hat kritischen Unternehmen erlaubt, eigene Luftverteidigungseinheiten zu bilden: Sie werden an vom Verteidigungsministerium benannten Einrichtungen ausgebildet und mit Luftverteidigungssystemen und Munition ausgestattet, die derzeit nicht von Kampfeinheiten verwendet werden

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The government has amended the experimental project for involving enterprises in the state air defense system. Now, critical infrastructure enterprises will be able to form their own air defense units to protect their facilities.

This was announced by Ukraine’s Prime Minister, Yulia Svyrydenko.

At the same time, the air defense units of such facilities must meet qualification requirements. To this end, personnel will undergo training and certification at institutions designated by the Ministry of Defense.

The command of the Ukrainian Air Force will be able to temporarily provide enterprises with air defense systems and ammunition that are currently not used by combat units. Replenishment of expended ammunition will be carried out through a simplified procedure based on a record of actual use.

As part of the project to involve enterprises in the state air defense system, the procedure for inventory, storage, accounting, and use of air defense systems and ammunition will also be updated.

Today, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky warned about the preparation of new Russian strikes on infrastructure.

“Therefore, everyone whose work, whose duty is to defend Ukraine from strikes must be as focused in spring, now, as in winter. Every threat must be responded to, and Russian targets shot down to the maximum extent possible,” he urged.