Russian attack leaves thousands without heat in Kyiv, hits several regions

In the day leading up to this strike Ukraine received the necessary missiles for air defense systems, which “helped significantly.”

“There are already initial reports on the situation in the regions after the Russian strike,” the president wrote.

“Kyiv and the region, Vinnytsia, Dnipro, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, Sumy, and other regions of ours. Repair crews, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, and all necessary forces are engaged everywhere.”

Zelenskyy announced that details on the fallout from the attack and required resources for restoring electricity, heat and water supply will be determined in a special energy conference call format. According to him, the most difficult situation is currently in Kyiv, where a significant number of residential buildings are without heating.

“It is important that the world does not remain silent about this,” the president added.

“Russia cannot be on an equal footing with other countries in the world as long as it is focused solely on killing and tormenting people. All Ukrainian officials – everyone responsible for the work of state institutions, regional and local authorities, and Ukrainian energy companies – must now be in Ukraine, working, helping people, and trying to stabilize the situation.”

Russia carried out a massive attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities using ballistic and cruise missiles as well as Shahed drones. Strikes hit Odesa, Vinnytsia, Rivne oblasts, Kyiv; the cities of Zaporizhzhya and Dnipro also came under attack.

Reports indicate strikes on critical and energy infrastructure facilities and enterprises. Ukrenergo reported that emergency power outages were imposed in several regions.

On the left bank of the capital, power and water supply disruptions were recorded.

On Jan. 20, due to the difficult energy situation after Russia’s massive strike, metro operations in Kyiv were changed. As Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported, 5,635 apartment buildings in the city remain without heating. Nearly 80% of them are buildings that had heating restored after the Jan. 9 strike.

As a result of the Russian attack in the Bucha district of Kyiv Oblast, a man was killed.