In the case of direct purchases, which the government did not allow local governments to carry out during the four months of the war, not only the terms would be reduced, but also the cost of goods and equipment purchased by the communities for the army: bulletproof vests, thermal imagers, sights, etc..

Recall that, according to the results of the meeting of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities under the President of Ukraine on May 5, when the issue of the need to amend the government’s decisions on ensuring the uninterrupted implementation of compulsory medical insurance and military administrations in the procurement of goods, works and services, including defense purposes, was considered, according to preliminary.

However, the prime minister, to put it mildly, paused until the end of June and made a completely opposite decision.. Moreover, according to mayors, in particular from the western regions, the head of government did not respond to their requests in any way.. Urgent requests, because they relate to the financing and support of the army. And not only its weapons, but also equipment. We spoke in detail about the critical situation in this area.. However, according to our sources in the Cabinet of Ministers, the prime minister believes that "

So, the conflict has reached a dead end and has now spilled over into the public sphere.. Moreover, not only the most unrestrained, but also the more cautious. Even though it's pretty slick.

“We rarely talk publicly about how the city helps the Armed Forces. There are many reasons for this,” Lviv Mayor Andrey Sadovy wrote on his Facebook page.. - But if in general terms, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, more than 61 million hryvnias from the city budget have been spent to help the Ukrainian army. These are the funds of Lviv taxpayers who went to purchase communications equipment, backup power generators, bulletproof vests, fuel, tailoring of military uniforms and many other things that we cannot yet voice.”.

And he confirmed Sadovaya's words with convincing infographics.

Literally a few hours later, Gennady Korban, the head of the headquarters of TerO Dnepr and the closest associate of Mayor Boris Filatov, addressed the Commander-in-Chief directly.

“I am compelled to address you personally,” writes Korban. – You are daily and selflessly fighting the European bureaucracy to provide the Armed Forces of Ukraine and our state with the necessary weapons and financial assistance, however, I must inform you that starting from June 24, 2022, the Headquarters of the Territorial Defense and the Military Administration, the mayor’s office of Dnipro and Krivoy Rog are deprived of the opportunity to carry out.

Firstly, on June 24, 2022, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted Resolution No. 723, which returned all purchases to the PROZORRO system. And this means that it is necessary to conduct a tender procedure from 9 to 15 days with open publication of the details of such purchases, which is contrary to common sense and secrecy.

Secondly, on April 20, 2022, the Association of Cities of Ukraine submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine a draft amendment to government decrees No. 169 dated 28. 02. 2022, №176 from 2. 02. 2022, No. 195 from 04. 03. 2022, providing for the possibility of purchasing trucks and other goods for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the money of local budgets. The initiative was supported by Minister of Defense Reznikov and tentatively approved by the Minister of Finance of Ukraine. However, the prime minister's reaction was just the opposite without giving any reason."

After that, Korban described in detail the efforts - financial and resource that Dnipro invests in the victory and concluded: “Dear Supreme Commander, I do not undertake to assess the actions of the Cabinet of Ministers, but I want to emphasize that such a reaction does not comply with the laws of wartime, it demonstrates a complete misunderstanding of the situation. I also inform you that there is no feedback between the officials of the Cabinet of Ministers and the heads of cities and regions. We are on different planets.

This happens at a time when the citizens of Ukraine are giving their last money to volunteers, and the local authorities, having funds in their accounts, are actually paralyzed by the actions of Cabinet bureaucrats. Have we already won the war? Or have we reduced the needs of the army? Do we need fast logistics, or will we waste time on tendering?

According to our sources in the OPU, Mayor of Dnipro Boris Filatov not only left his comment under the post of associate, but also, together with Mayors Andrey Sadov, Alexander Sukhomlin and Executive Director of PSA Alexander Slobozhan (all members of the Presidium of the Congress delegated by ASU), signed a letter to the head of the Presidium of local and.

The confrontation between the Cabinet of Ministers and the OPU (the office often takes over the powers of the government), which has its own roots, included local self-government. Which, in fact, today is looking for protection and support in the office of the President. Now is not the time to discuss why this happened (we wrote and will continue to write about holes in the public administration system), now is the time to make operational decisions and transfer the public administration system to a military footing. Because time today is not only money, but above all life.