Over 1,100 apartment buildings in Kyiv remain without heating after Russia's overnight strike on 3 February severely damaged the Darnytsia combined heat and power plant, Ukrainian officials reported. First Vice Prime Minister and Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal called the attack a war crime, warning that restoration will take considerable time as the facility operated exclusively to heat residential areas.
Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts hardest hit
Ukraine's Minister for Restoration Oleksii Kuleba reported on the evening of 3 February that 1,142 apartment buildings in Kyiv remained without heating. The situation is most critical in Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts, where 63 additional repair crews with 257 specialists are working. Heating has returned to most buildings in Desniankyi district, where crews continue addressing isolated local emergencies.
The Energy Ministry, Communities Ministry, city authorities, and private companies are all providing equipment and specialists for restoration.
Emergency blackouts in effect
Shmyhal said the energy system situation remains difficult, with emergency blackout schedules in effect. Authorities have begun deploying additional generators at critical locations and are analyzing municipal, private, and state-owned facilities where residents who lost heat could temporarily shelter.
Kuleba said support from international partners will arrive in Kyiv within days, adding his ministry is coordinating with the Energy Ministry to secure additional energy equipment. A network of "Invincibility Points" warming centers has been deployed, with tent camps designated in Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts. Shopping centers are operating as warming shelters, some around the clock.
