Kyiv is still struggling to restore heating to thousands of homes following recent Russian missile strikes, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko. The city’s left bank and central districts remain the most affected, as nearly 2,000 high-rise buildings are still without heat. Efforts to reconnect homes are ongoing after major Russian attacks on 9 and 20 January.
Nearly 2,000 Kyiv buildings still without heating
As of the morning of 23 January, heating had not yet been restored to 1,940 apartment buildings in Kyiv, according to the city’s mayor Vitalii Klitschko. He said these buildings are being reconnected for a second time following Russian missile attacks earlier this month.
Klitschko noted that the majority of these buildings are on the left bank of the capital. The Pecherskyi district has also been severely affected, along with parts of the Holosiivskyi and Solomianskyi districts. Despite the ongoing challenges, the mayor said heating was restored to over 650 buildings overnight and work continues.
On 21 January, energy workers managed to reconnect all critical infrastructure in Kyiv, though the overall situation remains difficult.
As of 22 January, about 3,000 apartment blocks across Kyiv remained without heating. Ukrainian Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal earlier warned that while emergency power outages may soon end, the city will transition to strict but scheduled blackouts. Shyhal called 22 January "the most difficult day for Ukraine’s energy system since the blackout in November 2022."
"The situation is extremely severe. Energy workers are still forced to implement emergency shutdowns. To preserve the integrity of the power system, Ukrenergo was compelled to introduce special emergency outage schedules. The most critical conditions are in Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast," Shmyhal wrote.
