Ukraine's Zhytomyr faces heating crisis after Russian strikes on boiler plants
Photo: Seven boiler rooms were left without power in Zhytomyr due to Russian attacks overnight (Getty Images)
In Zhytomyr, 7 boiler rooms were left without power on the night of January 15 due to Russian attacks. The situation was critical, but specialists managed to restore the heat supply, according to Zhytomyrteplokommunenergo municipal enterprise.
"Last night, 7 boiler rooms were left without power due to Russian attacks. We quickly connected some of them to generators. In such cold weather, the equipment is working at its limits and is sometimes unstable," the company says.
They note that the situation was critical. Several buildings were already being prepared for the heat carrier to be drained to save the internal networks.
However, thanks to the coordinated work of energy and heating engineers, it was possible to connect all boiler rooms and avoid emergency measures.
Currently, all boiler rooms are in operation, and heat is being supplied as usual.
"Low temperatures are the greatest threat to heating networks. That is why we are now working in an enhanced mode. Our main goal is to respond as quickly as possible in the event of a rupture or other complex situation to prevent the system from freezing," Zhytomyrteplokommunenergo adds.
Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy sector
Yesterday, January 14, following an emergency meeting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that a decision had been made to declare a state of emergency in the energy sector due to Russian attacks on energy facilities.
On the night of January 9, Russian troops carried out a massive attack on Kyiv's energy infrastructure and residential buildings. After Russian strikes, the situation with the electricity supply on the left bank of the capital became significantly more complicated. Emergency power cuts have been ongoing for almost a week.
In addition, on the night of January 13, Russia launched another strike on energy facilities in the Kyiv area, forcing energy companies to implement emergency power cuts throughout the city.
Earlier, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko noted that the situation with heat supply on the right bank of the capital had already stabilized. At the same time, the situation on the left bank of the city remains more complicated, and active work is continuing there to restore heat supply.
The Kyiv City State Administration also explained that due to damage to energy facilities, the city was forced to take unprecedented measures - to shut down the centralized heating system in approximately 6,000 buildings.
