Prime Minister of
Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk has commissioned to submit to the Government of Ukraine
an issue of disciplinary responsibility for persons guilty of failures to fulfil
orders of the Government on civil protection of citizens and a strengthened
fight against threats of terrorism that may include “dismissal from their
positions". He announced during a meeting of the State Emergency
Commission on Monday, March 16.
Arseniy Yatsenyuk
appealed to the chiefs of regional state administrations, the Ministry of Internal
Affairs of Ukraine, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, “To ensure complete
control over the territories. To finalize an inventory of all
civil protection facilities. To finance and purchase medical
means and drugs".
The PM stressed on the
need to ensure 112 emergency system operating all over the regions of Ukraine, which
is now successful in Kharkiv and Lviv, "In each region
phone number 112 must function as a true emergency response to every question within
the competence of relevant services".
"The situation
is extremely difficult. Russian terrorists and Russia aren’t going to retreat
at this stage. And it demands commitment and discipline from all of us. This
requires from the Ministry of Defence and the General headquarters to secure complete
combat readiness of the Armed Forces. It requires from the Emergency Service, each
regional leader to provide activity to ensure civil protection of citizens.
This requires from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Security Service of
Ukraine and the entire law enforcement system to fight against terrorism and
prosecute everyone who infringes on the life of Ukrainians and Ukrainian
independence," he said.
"It requires responsibility
and discipline," urged Arseniy Yatsenyuk.