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As of January 14, around 400 multi-storey residential buildings in Kyiv remain without heating. These buildings are part of more than six thousand homes that lost heat after Russia’s massive strike on the city’s energy infrastructure on January 9.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that heating is expected to be restored to part of these 400 buildings by the end of the day. Municipal services are working around the clock to repair damaged infrastructure.
According to Klitschko, the heating situation on the right bank of the city has largely stabilized, while conditions on the left bank remain more complicated and intensive restoration work continues there.
Explaining the situation, acting first deputy head of Kyiv City Administration Petro Panteleiev said that due to severe damage to energy facilities the city was forced to take unprecedented measures and shut down district heating in about 6,000 buildings. At temperatures of minus 10°C, utility workers quickly drained heating systems to prevent major breakdowns and large-scale network damage.
Restoration of heating continues, with about 400 buildings still without heat, but each district has a clear repair plan. The most challenging situation remains in Holosiivskyi, Pecherskyi, Solomianskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts. Panteleiev avoided giving a precise timeline for full restoration, citing the risk of new strikes.
The city is currently relying on mobile boiler units and diesel generators to supply backup heat, prioritizing hospitals, social facilities and resilience centers. Kyiv now has about 60 MW of generator capacity, with an additional 7 MW being deployed, and around 140 boiler houses are already operating on generators. However, some large facilities cannot be fully powered by diesel generators due to high consumption.
Officials stress that the situation is difficult but not critical for the heating system and that even heavily damaged facilities can be restarted.
Kyiv was heavily hit during the overnight attack on January 9, which severely disrupted power on the city’s left bank, leading to emergency outages for six days. Another strike on January 13 further damaged energy facilities, forcing new emergency blackouts across the city. Authorities emphasize that the situation remains extremely challenging.
