Deputy Minister of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine Serhiy Derkach visited Dnipro and the region on a working trip – a region that experienced significant stress every day due to its proximity to the front and a constant flow of people forced to leave their homes.
As part of the trip, Serhiy Derkach visited the Dnipro Electric Transport utility company and held a meeting with Deputy Mayor Igor Makovtsev and the company’s management.
During the meeting, the parties focused on key issues:
– Ensuring stable and high-quality transport connectivity;
– Updating rolling stock and the possibility of purchasing new vehicles;
– Compensation for preferential transportation;
– Personnel needs and staff development.
The Deputy Minister also got acquainted with the activities of two transit centers that accept people evacuating from frontline areas. These centers are the first point of stability for citizens who were forced to leave their homes due to the war. The Pavlohrad center is one of the busiest in the region due to its proximity to the combat zone.
In the transit centers, people receive comprehensive support: hygiene and food kits, legal and psychological support, medical support, social services, consultations on further logistics and accommodation.
During the trip, the issue of organizing transport connections in the region was also discussed. Due to active hostilities and changes in mobility, there is a need to promptly launch new routes – both within the region and interregional.
The Ministry of Development and Infrastructure has already launched a new digital procedure for opening interregional routes. The next stage is to scale these solutions to the level of regions so that communities and carriers receive effective tools to ensure transport accessibility. This issue will be taken into account separately within the framework of the Frontline Regions Support Program.
“In frontline cities, transport is not only about mobility. It is about people’s access to medicine, work, education, and therefore – about the viability of communities. Frontline regions today bear an extraordinary burden at the humanitarian, logistical, social and security levels. Strong infrastructure, a well-coordinated transport system and effective support for people are what help communities survive. In every city, people should feel protected and receive effective and necessary assistance, regardless of how close the front line is,” Serhiy Derkach emphasized. (Development Ministry)