Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has officially confirmed that the Ukrainian capital is currently in a situation it has not seen since the full-scale Russian invasion. Against this backdrop, he warned that emergency power outages will continue.
Points of attention
- Efforts are underway to restore heat supply to the affected buildings, with utility workers working around the clock to repair damaged infrastructure.
- The situation remains critical, especially on the left bank of the city, with residents urged to understand the challenges posed by weather conditions and network overload.
The situation in Kyiv — the latest details from Klitschko
The mayor announced that on January 14, he will hold a meeting with all departments, deputy heads of the Kyiv City State Administration, services, and heads of the city's districts.
The situation in Kyiv is very complicated. This is the first time in 4 years of a full-scale war that we have seen such a scale. We are discussing the most acute moments and our further response to stabilize the situation and help residents. Specific tasks and their implementation by each service, each department.
Vitaliy Klitschko
Mayor of Kyiv
He officially confirmed that 400 high-rise buildings in the capital still remain without heating.
What is important to understand is that out of 6,000, there was no heat supply after the massive attack on January 9.
The mayor promised that some of these 400 homes will have heat supplied by tonight.
Our utility workers are working day and night. They are repairing the infrastructure damaged by the enemy to return the necessary services to the people. The situation with heat on the right bank is already more stable. It is more complicated on the left bank of the city.
For now, the capital of Ukraine is forced to live by emergency power outage schedules.
As Vitaliy Klitschko noted, the worsening situation is also affected by the weather and network overload.
Therefore, unfortunately, emergency shutdowns will continue. We need to talk about this honestly. So that people understand the situation, — the mayor noted.
