The capital continues to grapple with the aftermath of enemy attacks on critical infrastructure. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on the current state of the city’s heating supply during a briefing.
This is reported by Finway
According to the city leader, approximately 50 residential buildings currently remain without centralized heating. This is a significant improvement compared to the initial situation, when around 6,000 apartment buildings faced heating issues.
“All main heating networks have been restored and connected. The heat carrier is being supplied to the systems. Local damages in individual buildings are currently being addressed,” the mayor explained.
Alongside heating issues, Kyiv is facing emergency electricity restrictions. Planned outage schedules are not being implemented – energy workers are urging consumers to use electricity wisely.
In the Buča district of Kyiv region, energy facilities were damaged due to a nighttime attack, leaving 56,000 households without electricity. Restoration efforts are complicated by low air temperatures.
Experts in the utilities sector are warning of serious prospects. Oleg Popenko, head of the Consumers’ Union of Utility Services, predicts that between 100,000 and 150,000 residents of the capital, whose homes have experienced pipe ruptures due to the frost, are likely to remain without centralized heating until the start of the spring season.
The primary cause of such extensive damage has been prolonged power outages, which led to water freezing in the systems and mechanical failures of engineering communications.
Residents report critical living conditions: indoor temperatures are dropping to freezing levels, ice is forming on windows, and outdated pipes and radiators cannot withstand the strain. In some areas, the lack of electricity and hot water supply lasts up to 20 hours a day.