“The unprecedented attack on critical infrastructure facilities resulted in a temporary power cut. Moreover, more than 40 percent of residential buildings in Kiev and part of the Obukhiv district in the Kiev Oblast remain without heating. Additional renovation teams of municipal services have been engaged to restore heating in residents' homes as soon as possible. It is initially assumed that heat supplies will be restored within 24 hours,” wrote Kuleba in the Telegram messenger.
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Kyiv in the dark. “The enemy is deliberately attacking civilian infrastructure”
He noted that despite constant air alarms, all municipal and rescue services are constantly working to eliminate the effects of Russian attacks. Work is being carried out in intensive mode to restore the energy systems of Kiev and the Kyiv Oblast. In the Kiev Oblast, alternative power sources are partially used.
“The enemy is deliberately attacking civilian infrastructure, trying to deprive people of basic living conditions in the cold winter,” Kułeba emphasized.
He also noted that for residents who were temporarily deprived of heating and light, help points were opened where they can warm themselves, charge electronic devices, and obtain basic help and information.
Polish journalist Piotr Kaszuwara also reports about the lack of electricity.
“In Kiev, after the night attacks, nearly half a million families, i.e. about 40 percent of residential buildings (including mine), have no electricity or heating – the Ukrainian government reported. There are also problems with water and the Internet (I have been writing this post for an hour),” he wrote on X.
“The alarms in the capital of Ukraine last almost continuously throughout the day, and every few quarters of an hour, more single combat drones fly towards the city. One of them recently flew over me, and after a while a characteristic, dull rumble could be heard, i.e. the shots of anti-aircraft guns. Driving through the city today, I saw many armed, ready-to-work mobile groups whose task is to shoot down Shahed before he reaches the target,” the journalist describes.
Difficult and frosty night in Kiev
According to data from the Ministry of Energy, as a result of the Russian combined attack in Kiev and the Kiev Oblast, over 500,000 people died. customers were deprived of electricity supplies. More than 22,000 people remain without electricity supplies. recipients in the Chernihiv region.
As a result of the shelling, substations and power lines, as well as some electricity generating facilities, were significantly damaged. According to the ministry, hourly outage schedules, as well as power limitation schedules for industry and business, are still in force in most regions of Ukraine.
The temperature in Kiev on Saturday remained between zero and minus two degrees Celsius. In the following days, it is expected to drop to minus 6-10 degrees at night.
Earlier on Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia used nearly 500 drones and 40 missiles in the attack, the main target of which was the Ukrainian capital. According to mayor Vitali Klitschko, as a result of the Russian attack on Kiev, one person was killed and 30 were injured.
