Cloth
If there is no heating in the room, first of all you need to dress in layers and additionally cover yourself with a blanket or blanket.
Food
Drink hot drinks – they and hot food will help you warm up.
Use heating pads
To warm the bed and keep yourself warm, fill a hot water bottle or a regular plastic bottle with hot water, wrap it in a towel and put it in the bed. When filling the heating pad, do not pour boiling water into it all the way to the top and carefully close the lid.
Do exercises
If you start to freeze indoors, start moving actively – don’t sit still. Minimal physical activity will help you stay warm.
Smoking and alcohol are prohibited
Avoid drinking alcoholic beverages and smoking to keep warm. The combination of cold, alcohol and cigarettes significantly increases the load on the heart and blood vessels.
The department warned that you should not turn on a gas stove or oven for heating, as this can cause poisoning with fumes.
Context
The troops of the aggressor country of the Russian Federation have been shelling the Ukrainian energy system since 2022, which is why Ukraine lost more than 9 GW of generation in 2024.
In November 2025, the Department of Energy reported that Russia's attacks damaged all the large thermal and hydroelectric power plants in Ukraine. In such conditions, Ukraine stopped exporting electricity.
On January 7, the head of NEC Ukrenergo, Vitaly Zaichenko, said that due to a long-term cold snap to approximately -20 °C in Ukraine may introduce additional hourly power outages to stabilize the energy system.
