Another 100 high-rise buildings in Kyiv remain without heating – Mayor Klitschko

Around 100 high-rise residential buildings in Kyiv remain without heating out of the 6,000 that lost heat supply following Russia's large-scale attack on the capital on 9 January.

Source: Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko

Quote: "As of the middle of today, around 100 high-rise buildings in Kyiv remain without heating out of the 6,000 that had no heat supply after the large-scale attack on the capital on 9 January."

Details: As of 15 January, 300 high-rise buildings in the capital were still without heating.

"Municipal services continue round-the-clock repairs of critical infrastructure damaged by the enemy," Klitschko wrote on Telegram.

In the meantime, the situation with electricity supply, on which the provision of municipal services depends, remains very difficult.

Kyiv continues to operate under emergency power outage schedules. Energy workers are also continuing their efforts to stabilise the situation.

All involved city services are doing everything possible to restore essential services to residents, Klitschko underlined.

"I thank municipal workers and energy specialists for their dedicated work. And I thank Kyiv residents for their endurance and resilience. I understand how difficult this is," he added.

Background:

• Earlier reports said that 24 high-capacity electric generators had been connected in residential areas on Kyiv's left bank, powering 17 transformer substations.
• On 16 January, it became known that people in Ukraine can now go outside during curfew hours without special permits and use transport to access invincibility and heating centres. [Invincibility centres are heated premises stocked with food and power banks to assist residents facing hardships due to power cuts – ed.]
• Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the most difficult electricity supply situation is currently observed in the city of Kyiv and Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv oblasts, and in all frontline communities.
• Previously, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that ahead of Russia's large-scale attack on the capital he had informed the government about preparedness measures and the possible consequences of severe damage to critical infrastructure, but efforts at the time were not coordinated.
• On 14 January, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the introduction of a state of emergency in the energy sector and the establishment of a coordination headquarters in Kyiv.
• Earlier, Klitschko said that the situation in Kyiv regarding electricity and heat supply is extremely difficult – of a scale not seen in four years of the war – with around 400 high-rise buildings left without heating.
• Previously, responding to criticism from President Zelenskyy, Klitschko said that he, as mayor, and all city services are doing everything possible to maintain essential city functions during the emergency in the energy system.
• Earlier, President Zelenskyy said that "very little had been done" in the capital, referring to preparations for an emergency situation in the energy sector.

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