PRESS RELEASE : President appointed the Head of the Kyiv City Military Administration to improve the defense of the capital

The press release issued by the President of Ukraine on 1 March 2022.

In order to strengthen the defense of the capital of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree appointing General Mykola Zhyrnov Head of the Kyiv City Military Administration.

“Defense of the capital is above all. That’s why I decided to appoint a professional military person as the Head of the Kyiv City Military Administration for the period of war. To guarantee the defense of the city. To block the enemy’s approaches to our capital. To ensure that the people of Kyiv have everything they need. The Head of the Military Administration will be General Mykola Mykolayovych Zhyrnov,” the Head of State informed.

According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Mykola Zhyrnov served as the commander of the support forces, organized the engineering support of the combat operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2014-2015 at a high level. He is currently a state expert of the Military Security Service at the National Security and Defense Council.

The President said that Vitali Klitschko remains the mayor of Kyiv.

“He will have his own sphere of responsibility. And now it is a joint work of the mayor and the Head of the Military Administration. After the war, we will return everything to its place in the capital,” the Head of State assured.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy also noted that Kharkiv and Kyiv are now the most important targets for Russia. Its terror is aimed at breaking us, breaking our resistance.

“They are heading to our capital, as well as to Kharkiv. Therefore, the defense of the capital today is the key priority for the state,” he said.

“If we protect Kyiv, we will protect the state. This is the heart of our country. And it must keep beating. And it will keep beating. So that life triumphs,” the President concluded.