Russian attack severely damages heating facility supplying two Kyiv districts – mayor
On the night of 2-3 February, a Russian strike heavily damaged an infrastructure facility that supplies heat to over 1,100 buildings in Kyiv's Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts, leaving them without heating.
Source: Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko
Details: Klitschko noted that experts are assessing the extent of damage to the facility and the prospects for its restoration.
He added that water was drained from heating systems in the affected buildings in the morning to prevent freezing.
Quote: "The city is setting up additional heated premises in schools within the affected residential districts. These additional premises, connected to mobile boilers, will be available day and night. Currently, there are five such points in the Darnytskyi district and four in the Dniprovskyi district."
Details: Additionally, the State Emergency Service is setting up 36 heated premises in the Darnytskyi district (across 20 locations) and 27 in the Dniprovskyi district (also across 20 locations).
Background:
- On the night of 2-3 February, Russia carried out the heaviest attack on Ukraine's energy sector since the start of the year.
- Following the large-scale Russian attack, emergency power outages have been partially introduced in the Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts of Kyiv.
- On the night of 2-3 February, eight Ukrainian oblasts came under Russian attack. Russian forces primarily targeted energy infrastructure.
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