“In Kyiv and the region, the heating points will work around the clock, even during the curfew, to ensure access to people in the difficult conditions of the energy crisis caused by massive attacks on infrastructure by the Russian Federation”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“We are changing the rules for the movement of citizens on the street during the curfew. People will be able to move freely to reach the “Points of Invincibility”, including at night… We are redistributing spare equipment between regions, taking into account the criticality of the needs for life support facilities. State companies, first of all Ukrzaliznytsia and Naftogaz JSC, must urgently ensure the purchase of imported electric energy during the heating winter period of 2025/26 in the amount of at least 50% of the total consumption,” the official said following the results of the meetings of the emergency management headquarters.
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 noted that since the beginning of this year’s heating season, it has documented 256 air attacks by the Russian Federation on energy facilities and heat supply systems of Ukraine.
Recently, a particularly difficult situation with energy and heat supply has developed in Kyiv and the suburbs, where emergency shutdowns continue after the Russian strike on January 9. Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said that this Russian attack was the most painful for the city’s critical infrastructure, and the situation is the most difficult in four years.