“In occupied Donetsk and Makiivka, in the midst of frost, there is no heating in kindergartens and schools. The occupying “authorities” publicly acknowledged this after a wave of complaints from parents. Educational institutions were closed, but the problem did not disappear anywhere – there is no heat in people’s homes either. This is reported by the Center for Combating Disinformation. It is winter in temporarily occupied Donetsk and Makiivka”, — write on: ua.news
In occupied Donetsk and Makiivka, in the midst of frost, there is no heating in kindergartens and schools. The occupying “authorities” publicly acknowledged this after a wave of complaints from parents. Educational institutions were closed, but the problem did not disappear anywhere – there is no heat in people’s homes either. It is reported Center for Combating Disinformation .
In temporarily occupied Donetsk and Makiivka, winter once again became a test for people. Against the background of severe frosts, the occupation administration was forced to admit: some schools and kindergartens simply do not have heating. This was openly discussed only after parents began to complain en masse on social networks and turn to the so-called “authorities”.
The head of the occupation administration, Denis Pushylin, instructed his subordinates to “deal with the situation.” According to him, educational institutions, where the batteries remain cold, temporarily stop working. However, this solution does not solve the main problem, because not only classes and groups remain without heat, but also ordinary apartments.
Residents of the occupied cities say that the heating was either not turned on at all, or it works intermittently. In some houses the batteries are barely warm, in others they are cold for weeks. According to people, appeals to utility services often end in the same way: promises or advice to “wait.” “It’s cold at school, the children were sent home. But the situation at home is not better – the batteries are cold, the heaters are not helping,” says the resident of Donetsk.
The problem with heat in the occupied Donbas is systemic. The heating networks were seriously damaged during active hostilities, and during the years of occupation they were never properly restored. Part of the infrastructure was simply preserved, the rest is operated in a critical condition. The occupying “power” offers people to heat themselves with electrical appliances. But even this solution turns out to be ineffective. Due to overloading of networks in cities, accidents regularly occur, the light disappears, and with it – any opportunity to warm up. “We are advised to turn on the heaters, but the light goes out several times a day. This is a closed circle,” say residents of Makiivka.
Vulnerable categories of the population suffer the most from this situation – families with children, the elderly, people with chronic diseases. Parents are forced to leave their children at home, trying to somehow maintain the heat in their apartments with improvised means. Despite loud statements about “care” and “restoration”, Russia is in no hurry to invest real funds in the repair and modernization of vital infrastructure in the temporarily occupied territories. Problems with heating are repeated every year and each time they become deeper.
The situation in Donetsk and Makiivka once again shows the difference between words and reality. Behind loud promises are cold batteries, behind closed schools – frozen apartments, and behind statements about “stability” – the daily struggle of people for elementary heat.
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