Regions call on NATO to close skies over Ukraine

05.03.2022 18:53

Ukrinform

Chairman of the Rivne Regional Council Serhiy Kondrachuk, Chairman of the Ivano-Frankivsk City Council Ruslan Martsinkiv and Mayor of Kropyvnytskyi Andriy Raikovych have called on NATO member states, the presidents of the United States and France, the German chancellor, and ambassadors of all countries to close the skies over Ukraine.

In a post on his Facebook page, Serhiy Kondrachuk wrote that such appeals would be approved by the heads of all regional councils of Ukraine, adding that this is the position of all Ukrainians who are resisting the Moscow occupier on their own, preventing it from moving forward.

“I, Serhiy Kondrachuk, the Chairman of the Rivne Regional Council, appeal to NATO member states, the Presidents of the United States and France, the Chancellor of Germany, and the ambassadors of all countries to close the skies over Ukraine. Every minute lost is the death of our citizens, women, and children and the destruction of our cities and villages. You need to act immediately!” Kondrachuk wrote.

The Ivano-Frankivsk City Council at its session also approved an appeal to NATO to close the airspace over Ukraine.

“Members of the Ivano-Frankivsk City Council at the 21st session appealed to NATO to close the airspace over Ukraine! I believe that all city councils of Ukraine should join,” Ruslan Martsinkiv wrote on Facebook following the meeting

Members of the Kirovohrad Council also called on “NATO member states to gain courage and close the skies over Ukraine”.

"Today, at the session of the city council, we appealed to NATO member states, presidents of the United States, France, the Chancellor of Germany, ambassadors of all countries to close the skies over Ukraine," Mayor of Kropyvnytskyi Andriy Raikovych wrote on Facebook.

In Ukraine, a number of local councils have adopted the relevant appeal to the world community to close the skies over Ukraine to protect the citizens from the Russian aggressor.

Local authorities reported this on their official websites and social media pages, Ukrinform reports.

In particular, the correspondent document has been already approved by the Kyiv City Council and Cherkasy City Council.

In addition, on behalf of the heads of local governments of Rivne region, the corresponding document was signed by Serhiy Pylypchuk, the head of the Association of the Rivne region UTC.

As Ukrinform reported, NATO decided not to close the skies over Ukraine.