100 homes still remain without heating in Kyiv after Russian attacks, local authorities say
About 100 homes remain without heat, out of the 2,600 high-rise buildings that lost heating after a Russian attack on Kyiv's infrastructure on Feb. 12, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Feb. 16.
"Utility workers have already restored heat to 2,500 houses," Klitschko said, adding that crews are continuing work to restore service to the remaining buildings.
The update comes as Russia has intensified its winter strikes on Kyiv's energy system, using missiles and drones to hit critical infrastructure that supplies heating, electricity, and water. Scheduled rolling blackouts are continuing in the capital as authorities work to conserve electricity in the wake of these attacks.
Earlier in the day, Kateryna Pop, a spokesperson for the Kyiv City Military Administration, said that 1,100 apartment buildings in the Dniprovskyi and Darnytskyi districts—the areas most affected and located on the east bank of the Dnipro River—were left without heating after Russian attacks damaged a key infrastructure facility that supplied them.
"It is impossible to restore heating supply (to those buildings) this (winter) season," Pop said.
In 2025-26, the government scheduled heating for homes from Nov. 1 to March 31. However, continued Russian strikes and damage to energy infrastructure have left many buildings without heat, even as temperatures frequently fall to −10°C (14°F).
The latest Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv on Feb. 12 targeted residential areas in the Dniprovskyi and Darnytskyi districts. Klitschko said the strike left 2,600 residential high-rise buildings without heating.
Local residents who spoke to the Kyiv Independent said their apartments were damaged in the Russian attack. They said they have been without heat since early February, after a Russian strike on the Darnytsia Thermal Power Plant, which supplied heating to their buildings.
