Heating Infrastructure Damaged in Darnytskyi District
Following a hostile strike, a key piece of heating infrastructure in Kyiv has been severely damaged, leaving residents without central heating. As of 3 February at 1:00 PM, the outage has affected more than 1,100 residential buildings across the Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts. This attack on civilian infrastructure is part of a wider pattern seen during the winter months. Five Kyiv residents were injured in the assault, including a man and a woman from a damaged building in the Dniprovskyi district who were hospitalized with lacerations.
Emergency Warming Centers Activated
To assist affected residents, authorities have established a network of emergency heating points. Oleksandr Kovtunov, head of the Darnytskyi District State Administration in Kyiv, confirmed the deployment. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU) has set up additional mobile heating units, known as 'Alaska' complexes, at four locations. Furthermore, Ukrzaliznytsia, the national railway company, has provided two specialized heated railcars, which are scheduled to begin operating at the Darnytsia railway station.
The following addresses have been designated as resilience hubs for Kyiv residents:
- 8 Oleksandra Koshyt sia Street (Lyceum No. 296);
- 27-A Mykhaila Drahomanova Street (Lyceum No. 315);
- 13 Yaltynska Street (Lyceum No. 127);
- 19 Trostianetska Street (Lyceum No. 291);
- 13-A Revutskoho Street (Lyceum No. 290).
Mobile 'Alaska' heating complexes are also operational at:
- 26 Boryspilska Street;
- 1-A Trostianetska Street;
- 10 Simferopolska Street;
- 23-A Arkhitektora Verbytskoho Street.
Additionally, SESU tent shelters and heating points are open at these locations:
- 15 & 20 Arkhitektora Verbytskoho Street;
- 12 Pryvokzalna Street;
- Kharkivske Highway: 21/2, 53, 61, 148, 158-B, 170-A;
- 11 Vyshniakivska Street;
- 3/3 & 36 Boryspilska Street;
- 74 Poliskyi Lane;
- 5 Oleny Pchilky Street;
- 3 Zdolbunivska Street;
- 5 Virmenska Street;
- 59 Yevhena Kharchenka Street (opposite);
- 13 Navzdohin Street;
- 3-B Oleksandra Koshyt sia Street;
- 26-A Petra Hryhorenka Avenue;
- 14 Mykhaila Drahomanova Street;
- Tarashchanets Park;
- 2/10 Slavhorodska Street;
- 7 Trostianetska Street;
- 7 Mykoly Bazhana Avenue;
- 9-A Bratstva Tarasivtsiv Street;
- 58 Mykhaila Kravchuka Street.
Oleksandr Kovtunov also noted that the heating points are equipped with generators, heat sources, mobile boiler units, hot tea, and the ability to charge electronic devices.
This incident underscores the vulnerability of Kyiv's civilian infrastructure during wartime. While local authorities have demonstrated a capacity for rapid emergency response by deploying this extensive support network, continued attacks pose a direct threat to civilian life and safety, highlighting the ongoing need to protect non-combatants.