Hundreds of thousands still cut off from heat and water after Russian attack on Dnipropetrovsk region

This was reported by Deputy Prime Minister for the Restoration – Minister for Communities and Territories Development Oleksii Kuleba, on Facebook, as cited by Ukrinform.

“As a result of Russia’s strike on the energy infrastructure of the regional center and the surrounding region, hundreds of thousands of people were left without electricity, heat, and water amid worsening weather conditions. This is a deliberate act of terror against civilians,” Kuleba emphasized.

He noted that, together with the regional military administration, city authorities, and municipal services, coordination is underway to restore services and connect alternative power sources. All critical facilities are operating on generators.

Currently, Kuleba reported, water supply has been restored for more than 1.7 million consumers, and heating has been restored for around 270,000, including in Kryvyi Rih, where warmth is gradually returning to homes.

He added that the city continues to face enemy attacks, so the situation may change.

Approximately 250,000 residents remain without heating, and around 20,000 without water, Kuleba said.

He stressed that as electricity is gradually restored, the number of households with heat and water will increase.

Sewerage systems are operating without restrictions. Preliminary forecasts indicate that repair and restoration work will have been completed by the end of the day.

Kuleba expressed gratitude to the regional administrations of Kyiv and Luhansk, as well as local communities, for quickly providing 45 high-capacity generators to support the stable operation of critical infrastructure.

As previously reported by Ukrinform, in the evening of January 7, Russian forces launched another strike on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, leaving the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions almost completely without power.