Zelenskiy calls for measures to preserve Ukraine's energy system

FILE PHOTO: Employee work at a thermal power plant heavily damaged by recent Russian missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine April 12, 2024. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

(Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced on Thursday a set of measures to protect Ukraine's energy system, including protection for plants coming under Russian fire and the development of alternative renewable energy sources.

"Life in Ukraine must be preserved and that includes in particular energy security," Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address.