Most residents of Kyiv risk being without centralized heating during the winter of 2026 due to significant damage to the city’s infrastructure. The head of the Desnyansky District State Administration, Maksym Bakhmatov, emphasized that the situation has become critical following numerous missile attacks by the Russian Federation on key thermal energy facilities in the capital.
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Destruction of CHP Plants: Consequences for Urban Areas
According to Maksym Bakhmatov, as a result of recent attacks by the Russian Federation, the Darnytsia CHP has been completely destroyed, and CHP-6 has been damaged by 80%. These facilities are the main sources of heating for large areas of the capital. It is also noted that CHP-6 provides heat to the Desnyansky, Obolonsky, Dniprovsky, and part of the Darnytsky districts, while CHP-4 serves the Dniprovsky and Darnytsky districts. Due to network damage, over a thousand residential buildings did not receive heat even before the end of the last heating season.
Threat of Repeated Attacks and Infrastructure Restoration
Maksym Bakhmatov stressed that Russia may repeat strikes on Kyiv’s energy infrastructure, even if the city invests significant funds in restoring the CHP plants. He stated that these facilities have become a “target of choice” for Russian missiles, and the risk will remain regardless of the extent of repairs carried out.
“Kyiv’s CHP plants are a target for Putin. He has missiles. He will continue to strike at the CHP plants and he will finish them off. Even if we pour in 5 billion. He will say: well done, and will strike again,” the official explained.
The situation remains tense, and Kyiv residents must be prepared for possible heating disruptions next winter if effective ways to protect and restore the city’s energy infrastructure are not found.