Zelenskyy instructs authorities to consider establishing Odesa City Military Administration

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has instructed General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, to consider the possible establishment of Odesa City Military Administration.

Source: Zelenskyy's response to a corresponding petition, published on the President's official website

Details: On 24 September, citizen Ivan Kazachuk submitted a petition to the president, calling for the creation of a city military administration in Odesa "to ensure the uninterrupted and effective functioning of state authorities in the city of Odesa under martial law".

Kazachuk argued that the city holds strategic importance as "a major transport, port and logistics hub in Ukraine's south" and is located "in close proximity to combat zones and areas with an increased level of threats." He added that "the effective and uninterrupted operation of state authorities in the city is a matter of national security and defence".

The petition was supported by over 25,000 Ukrainians, prompting an official response from Zelenskyy.

The president pointed out that decisions on the establishment of military administrations are made by him upon submission from regional state administrations or military command, and that no such submission regarding Odesa has been made so far.

Quote: "Given the above, I have sent letters to Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and Oleh Kiper, Head of Odesa Oblast Military Administration, requesting that they verify the information provided and, if there are legal grounds, take appropriate action. The author of the online petition will be informed of the results of the review."

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