Water, heating restored in Poltava community after Russian shelling

Acting Mayor of Poltava Kateryna Yamshchykova announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

According to her, all 80 boiler houses in the community are operating, and 55 of 56 water pumping stations have been restarted. Restoration work continues on the pumping station on Yevropeiska Street. The Poltava City Council provided five tonnes of fuel at the request of the utility company.

Water supply has been restored in the Chornohlazivka, Takhtaulove, Kovalivka, Palchykivka, and Semianivka communities. In the village of Biolohichne of the Hozhuly district, water is supplied according to a schedule due to equipment damage.

The power grid situation has been stabilized, and a schedule of hourly power outages is in effect. Street lighting has been switched to normal operation.

Yamshchykova also reported that between November 8 and 10, 208 of 713 elevators stopped working. Fourteen elevators require repairs after voltage surges. Utility workers are working to restore them as soon as possible.

The official added that points of invincibility are in standby mode and are fully equipped. Seven of them operated around the clock. On November 8, 37 people used their services, and on November 9 – 17 people.

Technical water delivery was organized for three of these centers. All medical facilities are supplied with electricity, water, and heat. In case of scheduled power outages (according to the blackout schedules), all hospitals are fully equipped with generators and sufficient fuel reserves. Schools and kindergartens are operating normally and are supplied with electricity, water, and heat.

As Ukrinform reported, large fires broke out in several locations in the Poltava region as a result of Russian strikes on the night of November 8, injuring one person.

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