Due to the attack on Kyiv, 500,000 families in the capital are without electricity, 40% of homes are without heat

After a massive attack on the night of December 27 in Kyiv, about 500,000 families remain without electricity, and more than 40% of residential buildings in the capital and part of Obukhiv district of Kyiv region are without heat. This was reported by vice Prime Minister for the restoration of Ukraine – Minister of Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine Oleksiy Kuleba and in press service DTEK.

According to Kuleba, despite the threat of repeated drone strikes, specialists have already restored water supply in Kyiv and the region. In Kyiv region, alternative power sources are partially used, and the systems are being restarted. The supply pressure is gradually returning to normal.

"The enemy is targeting civilian infrastructure, trying to deprive people of basic living conditions during the cold winter period," he said.

DTEK added that they are trying to revitalize the transportation and water infrastructure first.

• On the night of December 27, the Russians inflicted strikes on Kyiv, resulting in died person, 32 others were injured.
• As a result of shelling, one third of Kyiv remained without heat, emergency power outages were introduced in the city.