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Zelensky against mayor of Kiev: “Poor management of shelters”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticized Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko for mismanagement of emergency shelters, a rare outing in a front considered united. “Unfortunately, local authorities have not performed well in all cities. In particular, there are many grievances in Kiev. To put it mildly, more work is needed,” Zelensky said, arguing that the level of services available in many neighborhoods of Kiev was not good enough. “Please pay attention: people of Kiev need more support, many of them have been without electricity for 20 or even 30 hours. We expect quality work from the mayor’s office,” the Ukrainian leader added.