““In the Troyeshchyna microdistrict and in Kyiv in general, sewerage networks work stably, in regular mode and provide continuous water drainage, in particular, during power outages. Currently, no cases of complete or partial freezing of sewage pipes have been recorded.””, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“In recent days, information has been spreading in the mass media and social networks about the possible freezing of sewage networks in Troeshchyna and the need to arrange cesspools. We tell you what is really happening. Yard sewage networks served by Kyivvodokanal are laid deeper than the level of soil freezing. “Sewage water has a positive temperature and is constantly moving, so such networks cannot freeze,” the report says.
At the same time, the Vodokanal emphasized that the pipes that go directly from the house to the first sewage well belong to the internal systems, and their condition and maintenance are “the responsibility of the balance-keepers of the buildings, not Kyivvodokanal.”
“In the Troyeshchyna microdistrict and in Kyiv in general, sewerage networks work stably, in regular mode and provide continuous water drainage, in particular, during power outages. So far, no cases of complete or partial freezing of sewage pipes have been recorded,” Kyivvodokanal noted.
According to local authorities, as of the morning of January 29, 613 high-rise buildings remain without heat supply in Kyiv.
After the last massive attacks by the Russian Federation, the energy system of Ukraine is under a state of emergency, the most difficult situation is in Kyiv and the Kyiv region. The night before, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported on 639 high-rise buildings without heat in Kyiv – out of almost six thousand, in which heating disappeared as a result of the Russian attack on the capital’s critical infrastructure on January 24.
According to the city authorities, most of these houses were twice restored or tried to restore heating after the previous mass shelling on January 9 and 20.
Meanwhile, DTEK reported that starting at midnight on January 29, Kyiv will introduce temporary updated power shutdown schedules, which will replace the emergency shutdowns that took place after massive Russian shelling.
The company warned that the schedules will be uneven in different areas due to the peculiarity of damage to the power system and will be finalized in the first few days.
They emphasized that the situation in the power system remains difficult. “Cold weather is ahead, and, unfortunately, the risk of new shelling remains. Therefore, if the situation worsens, the capital will return to emergency shutdowns. Conversely, if the situation in the energy sector stabilizes, then we will return to the usual schedules with queues,” the message reads.
First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal announced in the evening of January 28 that 610,000 consumers remained without electricity in Kyiv.
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.
The Security Service of Ukraine qualifies Russia’s strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure as crimes against humanity. The SBU previously noted that since the beginning of this year’s heating season, it has documented at least 256 air attacks by the Russian Federation on energy facilities and heat supply systems of Ukraine.