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I held a coordination call on the situation in the regions. There were detailed reports on the consequences of the strikes on the Sumy region and recovery efforts in Shostka and Konotop. There were also reports on the Kyiv region – Bila Tserkva, Brovary, and other cities. The pace of recovery work is far too slow, and, unfortunately, inaccurate information was reported from several cities. We determined how to address this. The Ministry of Energy, together with the Ministry of Digital Transformation and the Ministry for Communities, must prepare additional mechanisms for cooperation with cities and communities to speed up recovery. We separately discussed with the Prime Minister of Ukraine the restoration of the buildings of the Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics in Kyiv, which were damaged by a Russian “shahed.” The Minister of Energy reported on the protection of transformers and other equipment in the energy system. Ukraine’s Minister of Defense and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces reported on communication with the American side regarding Starshield speed issues. Unfortunately, the speed limit of 161 kilometers per hour (100 miles per hour) for our forces remains in place along the entire front line and in Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories. This makes it impossible, in particular, to use interceptors against jet-powered “shaheds.” We still have no clear explanations. I instructed Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defense to step up contacts with the U.S. Department of State, the Pentagon, and SpaceX to obtain clarification and resolve the situation. Instructions were also given to the Commander of the Air Force, the Prime Minister, and the Minister of Agrarian Policy regarding the provision of air defense assets and the reorganization of mobile fire group operations to protect designated agricultural industry facilities. We are now preparing new defense packages for Ukraine. Thank you to everyone who is helping! Thank you to everyone who is working truly swiftly.