About 100,000 families in Kharkiv remain without heating after Russian attack
About 100,000 families in Kharkiv have been left without centralised heating as a result of Russian attacks on energy facilities.
Source: Ukraine's Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal
Quote: "I inspected the progress of the repair works. Power engineers are working around the clock to restore electricity and heating, but the damage is severe. Thank you to the repair teams for their extremely difficult work."
Details: Shmyhal also reviewed the protection at a facility damaged in the attack.
"Thanks to protective measures, the main equipment has been preserved. We discussed the urgent needs of Kharkiv's power engineers. I have instructed that the necessary equipment be transferred from the Energy Ministry's hub for rapid repairs," he said.
Background:
- On the night of 2-3 February, Russia carried out its heaviest attack on Ukraine's energy sector since the start of the year.
- Eight Ukrainian oblasts came under attack.
- Large-scale attacks on Kharkiv and Kharkiv Oblast caused a local-level man-made emergency: Kharkiv's combined heat and power plant No. 5 and the Kharkivska and Zaliutyne electrical substations were damaged.
Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!