Emergency crews in Kyiv worked relentlessly on Monday to restore heat and electricity for residents, more than three days after Russian missile and drone attacks severely damaged the city’s energy infrastructure. Despite continuous repair efforts, hundreds of apartment buildings in the capital remained without heat as temperatures plunged to15°C (5°F).
Authorities opened humanitarian “resilience points” across the city, offering warm shelter and charging stations for those affected. Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukraine’s energy grid since launching its full‑scale invasion in 2022, with strikes intensifying sharply in recent months.
In his nightly address, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a new program to increase wages and provide additional support for emergency repair brigades working under extreme conditions. He also issued a stark warning that another large‑scale Russian attack may be imminent.
“There is intelligence information. The Russians are preparing a new massive strike,” Zelensky said.
He cautioned that Russia may use waves of drones to exhaust air defenses, followed by missile barrages aimed at exploiting the severe cold.
Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said on Telegram that 90% of Kyiv’s apartment buildings had regained heating, leaving fewer than 500 still disconnected. However, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported a higher figure around 800 buildings, mostly on the west bank of the Dnipro River still without heat. He announced that the Kyiv city council would meet Thursday to address the most urgent challenges facing residents.
Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, unveiling the government’s bonus‑payment program, praised the emergency crews, saying their work was being carried out “at the very limit of human endurance,” often under life‑threatening conditions across the country.
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