Kyiv faces toughest crisis as 1,400+ homes left without heating
Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (Getty Images)
On Monday, February 9, the situation with heat supply is most difficult in Kyiv. As of now, more than 1,400 high-rise buildings in the capital remain without heating, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"The most challenging conditions remain in the capital: more than 1,400 apartment buildings in Kyiv are still without heating, and it is crucial that people in every one of these buildings receive all the support they need," he stresses.
According to the President, the volume of the heat package program will be increased in Kyiv. He announced the distribution of 40,000 such packages within the program, a significant part of which will be in the capital.
Situation in regions
Zelenskyy notes that he had heard reports on the situation in the Kyiv region, in Kharkiv and the region, Sumy, Chernihiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk regions, and in Kropyvnytskyi and the region.
"The situation in the Kherson region was discussed separately – 6 settlements in the region are facing extremely difficult energy conditions due to constant drone strikes, creating extraordinarily challenging circumstances for restoration work," his statement says.
The President of Ukraine also reports on discussions with Ukrainian Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal on the situation with nuclear power generation.
"For the Russian army, our nuclear energy facilities – including the infrastructure and grids linked to nuclear power plants – remain, in effect, constant targets. And this requires a level of response beyond what has been achieved so far," Zelenskyy emphasizes.
Russian strike on Darnytska Thermal Power Plant
On the night of February 3, during a massive attack on Ukraine, Russian troops attacked energy facilities in Kyiv. In particular, Russia struck the Darnytska Thermal Power Plant, which provided heat to many high-rise buildings, schools, and other facilities in Kyiv.
The Russians used five ballistic missiles to strike the station. Yesterday, February 5, it became known that some of the buildings in the Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts of Kyiv will remain without heat until the end of winter.
