Overview
- More than 1,000 multi-apartment buildings in Kyiv remain without central heating, the city military administration said.
- Ukrenergo reported morning outages affecting consumers in Kharkiv, Sumy and Odesa regions, with 30 settlements in Kyiv, Odesa and Ternopil de-energized due to adverse weather.
- Some buildings required draining of heating systems to prevent damage during severe conditions, which has delayed restoration of heat.
- If heating cannot be restored promptly, authorities plan a technical solution to increase electrical supply to the affected buildings.
- Ukraine’s energy sector has operated under an emergency regime since January 16, and industry figures warn of prolonged load-shedding in February with estimates from about 4–6 hours of supply in Kyiv to potential cuts exceeding 16 hours per day.