Heating restored in Kyiv’s Troieshchyna district

This was reported on Facebook by First Deputy Minister for Communities and Territories Development, Aliona Shkrum, Ukrinform notes.

“Together with the EU Ambassador to Ukraine, Katarina Mathernova, we visited Troieshchyna – one of Kyiv’s districts most affected by Russian strikes on heat generation. On site, we saw the main result: heating in Troieshchyna has been restored,” Shkrum said.

According to her, this achievement is the result of round-the-clock work by emergency crews – a total of 840 workers across 176 teams, including 83 crews (345 people) additionally brought in from other regions, Kyiv enterprises, and Ukrzaliznytsia.

“At the same time, it is important to understand that even after heating is restored, buildings need time to warm up – sometimes this takes several days. Meanwhile, work continues to thaw individual risers and address local failures in residential buildings and public institutions,” Shkrum added.

However, she noted that the situation in Kyiv remains challenging. As of the morning of February 8, 1,126 buildings in the Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts were still without heating due to the shutdown of CHPP-4 following an attack.

Currently, crews continue to resolve 287 emergency situations in residential buildings and public facilities.

In these conditions, “resilience points” remain critically important – places where people can warm up, charge phones, and get hot food or tea. Shkrum emphasized that this is not just about infrastructure, but about people and mutual support.

She thanked energy workers, municipal employees, rescuers, and EU partners for their ongoing support.

“Kyiv is holding strong, but this winter remains an extremely difficult test for the city and its residents,” Shkrum stressed.

As previously reported by Ukrinform, President Volodymyr Zelensky, following a meeting on the energy situation, noted that the most difficult energy conditions remain in Kyiv where more than 1,400 buildings are still without heat, and the government is planning to expand the “Warmth Package” program.