Kyiv officials dismissed for poor ice clearing

"Despite the fact that the central streets have been cleared, we are not satisfied with the overall situation on the elimination of ice near the houses, on the sidewalks, in alleys. It was raining, when the air temperature was 5 ° C below zero, hence Kyiv - 835 square kilometers - became a sheer icerink. Frankly, it is impossible to provide anding and salting sidewalks in such a large city. First, community housing organizations staff provided the constant movement of public transport and smooth operation of all social institutions. That was done at night. However, there was insufficient time to fully organize the safe movement in Kyiv. There were subjective and objective reasons for that. The officials, who neglected their duties, must answer for their negligence," first deputy chairman of the Kyiv City State Administration Oleksandr Mazurchak said.

According to the call-center, last night (January 23) 562 citizen complained about the poor snow and ice clearing.