“The forces of the Russian Federation attacked 15 objects of critical infrastructure, including energy, in particular thermal power plants and thermal power plants in various regions of Ukraine”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“On this night (January 13), the enemy attacked 15 objects of critical infrastructure, including energy, in particular thermal power plants and thermal power plants in various regions of Ukraine and other important objects involved in the operation of heat and water supply systems,” Kovalchuk said during the briefing.
According to him, the greatest concentration of Russian strikes was in Kyiv and the Kyiv region on energy facilities that are involved in the operation of heat and water supply systems.
A representative of the Ministry of Community and Territorial Development reported that as of 1:00 p.m., 472 out of more than 12,000 houses in Kyiv were without heating, of which 197 were in Pechersk district, 123 in Shevchenkivskyi and 71 in Holosiivskyi.
“There are a number of relevant reasons for this… In some houses, the coolant was drained or lowered, which made it possible to mostly save the networks, but now the connection is like restarting the heating,” explained Kovalchuk.
According to the Air Force, Russia launched 25 missiles and 293 attack drones at Ukraine on the night of January 13. Air defense forces neutralized 7 missiles and 240 drones. DTEK reported damage to its thermal power plant. The authorities, in particular, of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Odesa Oblast, and Zhytomyr Oblast reported damage to infrastructure.
The operator of the energy system “Ukrenergo” reported that due to the attack of the Russian Federation on January 13, a significant number of consumers in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, as well as in the Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia regions, were cut off. There were also blackouts in Zhytomyr region, Kharkiv region and Donetsk region.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, Russia has been striking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Since the beginning of the fall of 2025, Russian forces have intensified their attacks on the Ukrainian energy industry. According to the Ministry of Energy, as of December 12, the Russian military has attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure 4,500 times since the beginning of 2025.
Recently, a particularly difficult situation with energy supply has developed on the left bank of Kyiv and nearby areas of Kyiv region, where emergency shutdowns continue after the Russian attack on January 9, and the usual schedule can look like this – four hours with light, 12 hours without electricity. The mayor of Kyiv reported that this Russian attack was the most painful for the city’s critical infrastructure. According to the Ministry of Energy, on the morning of January 9, more than 500,000 consumers were cut off in Kyiv and the Kyiv region.