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Kyiv opens tent camps for thousands left without heat and electricity - photos

Two tent camps have been set up in Kyiv’s left bank Troieshchyna district to allow local residents to warm up, rest, and charge their devices amid prolonged power and heating outages after Russian attacks, Interior Ministry reported on Jan. 26.

26 January, 01:30 PM

Rescuer dies in Kyiv energy repair work after fall from height

Rescuer and high-altitude specialist Oleksandr Pytaychuk was killed during emergency repair work at one of Kyiv’s energy facilities on Dec. 25, Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported in a Telegram post.

25 January, 06:20 PM

Russia targets Kyiv power grid with Zircon hypersonic missiles

The Russian military launched another major missile strike before dawn on Jan. 24, targeting Kyiv regional power grid with missiles and drones, including Zircon hypersonic missiles launched from occupied Crimea.

24 January, 05:13 AM

Fire at warehouses in western Kyiv raises air quality concerns - video

A warehouse fire broke out in Kyiv’s Sviatoshynskyi district, which may lead to a deterioration in air quality, local authorities reported on Jan. 23.

23 January, 02:53 PM

Worst day for Ukraine’s power grid since 2022, minister says

Ukraine’s power grid experienced its toughest day since the nationwide blackout in November 2022, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Jan. 22.

23 January, 03:17 AM

Kyiv to shift to scheduled power outages within days, minister says

Ukraine’s power grid remains under extreme strain, but Kyiv is expected to move from emergency outages to scheduled rolling blackouts within days, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Jan. 21.

22 January, 02:29 AM

Fresh batch of Patriot interceptors mitigated Russia’s ballistic strike on Kyiv

Ukraine’s air defenses shot down 14 of 18 ballistic missiles launched at Kyiv during Russia’s latest major attack, mitigating the damage to the already battered energy infrastructure of the capital, the Air Force said on Jan. 20.

21 January, 12:38 AM

Kyiv and Kharkiv face worst outages after Russian strike

Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast, as well as Kharkiv face the toughest situation with energy following Russia’s mass overnight attack, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Jan. 20.

20 January, 02:28 PM

Ukraine downs 342 Russian missiles and drones

Russian forces fired 34 ballistic and cruise missiles, along with 339 attack drones, including 250 Shaheds, at Ukraine overnight, the country’s Air Force reported on Telegram on Jan. 20.

20 January, 11:16 AM

Russian attack sparks major fire at Poltava industrial site

Russia struck an industrial facility in Poltava Oblast during a mass overnight attack, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said on Jan. 20.

20 January, 10:17 AM

Russian attack knocks out heating, water, power in Kyiv

More than 5,600 high-rise apartment buildings were left without heating after an overnight Russian air assault on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on Telegram on Jan. 20.

20 January, 08:35 AM

Russian night attacks cause power cuts in five Ukrainian oblasts

Russian invaders attacked energy infrastructure in several oblasts of Ukraine, leaving power outages reported by morning in Sumy, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Chernihiv oblasts, Ukraine’s first deputy energy minister, Artem Nekrasov, said at a briefing on Jan. 19.

19 January, 01:25 PM

Poles raise over 1 million zlotys in days for generators for Kyiv

Poles raised 1.2 million zlotys (about $300,000; more than 14 million hryvnias) in less than three days to purchase generators for Ukraine, according to Poland’s Pomagam crowdfunding platform, where the “Stand With Ukraine” campaign was launched by the Stand With Ukraine charity along with partner foundations on Jan. 18.

18 January, 03:40 PM

Ride-hailing services to operate in Kyiv during curfew

Ride-hailing services Uklon and Bolt have reached an agreement with Kyiv city authorities to operate 24 hours a day, including the curfew period from 12 a.m. to 5 a.m., beginning Jan. 17.

16 January, 10:34 PM

Kyiv hosts Czech President

Czech President Petr Pavel has arrived in Kyiv, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced in his Jan. 16 X post, sharing a photo from the capital’s central train station.

16 January, 11:26 AM

287 buildings still without heating in Kyiv as energy crews work nonstop

Heating supply has not yet been restored to 287 buildings in Kyiv, with energy workers continuing round-the-clock efforts to bring heat back online, Kyiv City Military Administration spokesperson Kateryna Pop said during the national telethon program on Jan. 15.

15 January, 04:44 PM

Ukrainian soldier on prosthetic describes life without power

A Ukrainian soldier identified as Yevhen, call sign Tages, said he spent several days without electricity in Kyiv after heavy Russian attacks, facing added hardship during outages because he moves with a prosthetic limb, according to a post he shared on Threads on Jan. 15.

15 January, 03:39 PM

Russian drone debris slam residential building in Kyiv

Drone debris fell on a residential building in Kyiv’s Solomyanskyi district during a Russian air assault on the Ukrainian capital in the morning, the City Military Administration head, Timur Tkachenko, reported on Telegram on Jan. 15.

15 January, 08:09 AM

Kyiv installs five mini-CHP plants; two now operational

Kyiv installed five miniature combined heat and power (CHP) plants to help provide heating and electricity as Russian missile strikes and harsh weather have put the Ukrainian capital on brink of collapse, city officials said on Jan. 14.

15 January, 03:18 AM

Hundreds of buildings in Kyiv still without central heating

About 40 apartment buildings in Kyiv remain disconnected from the power grid and 471 are without central heating after a series of Russian strikes on critical infrastructure, Kyiv City State Administration spokeswoman Kateryna Pop said on Jan. 14.

15 January, 02:23 AM

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