Kyiv restores heating to 2,100 buildings, but damaged power plant leaves thousands in the cold

Kyiv authorities have restored heating to 2,100 residential buildings following a large-scale Russian attack on the capital’s infrastructure on 12 February, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on 15 February.

In an update published on Telegram, Klitschko reported that around 500 multi-storey buildings remain without heat due to the damage caused by the strike.

2,600 buildings affected across four districts

In total, 2,600 buildings were left without heat after the strike damaged critical infrastructure facilities across the city.

According to the mayor, municipal services are working around the clock to resume heat supply to the remaining apartment blocks.

The 12 February attack targeted infrastructure sites on both the left and right banks of Kyiv. Residential buildings in the Desnianskyi, Dniprovskyi, Pecherskyi, and Solomianskyi districts were affected.

Darnytska thermal plant damage blocks full recovery

Klitschko previously said that more than 1,100 high-rise buildings in the Dniprovskyi and Darnytskyi districts had also remained without heating after earlier strikes. 

He noted that due to severe damage to the Darnytska thermal power plant, it is currently impossible to restore heat supply to those areas.

Editor’s note: This article was previously published with the figure of 1,500 buildings restored. The latest update from the mayor’s office on 15 February reports that heating has now been reconnected to 2,100 buildings.