RF Government to create council to supply and repair of military and special equipment during SMO – presidential order
Martial law declared in Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions
RF Government will create a coordination council to address the needs arising in the course of the special military operation (SMO). The needs include the supply and repair of weapons, military and special equipment, supplies, medical and sanitary services, maintenance, repair and construction works as well as logistics. By October 20 the Cabinet the Cabinet is to draft a presidential decree. On October 19, the list of instructions on meeting needs was published on the Kremlin’s website. Instructions given at the Security Council meeting on October 19 have been published on the official website of the Kremlin.
The coordination council will be headed by Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and will comprise representatives of the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Emergencies, the National Guard, the Federal Security Service, the Foreign Intelligence Service, the Chief Directorate for Special Programmes of the Russian President, other federal executive bodies, and the State Council of the Russian Federation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared martial law in Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions at the Security Council meeting held today, 19 October 2022.