US EditionMore than 5,600 Kyiv residential buildings left without heat after Russian attack
Russian drone and missile strikes targeted Kyiv's energy infrastructure, leaving 5,635 buildings without heating and over 335,000 residents without electricity, officials said.
- On Jan 20, 2026, Russian armed forces launched a combined drone-and-missile attack on Kyiv, cutting power and water; Vitali Klitschko said, `After this attack, 5,635 residential buildings are without heating.`
- Kyiv says Russia has repeatedly targeted its energy system to sap morale, with most buildings cut off this time already hit in earlier attacks, including a dawn strike on Jan 9 that left half the capital without heating.
- Kyiv's air force reported Russia fired some 339 long-range combat drones and 34 missiles, while DTEK energy company said over 335,000 residents lost electricity after the strikes.
- Sheltering in metro stations, Kyiv residents faced school closures until February as municipal and energy services and repair crews worked to restore heating, water, and electricity.
- The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants over strikes on Ukraine's energy grid, and Ursula von der Leyen announced a €78bn loan to support basic services.
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As Russia intensifyes the strikes on the energy sector of the capital, the inhabitants of Kyiv, where it is -15°C at the beginning of January, adapt to a life without light or heating.
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The attack knocked out heating to more than 5,600 apartment buildings in the capital, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Nearly 80% of the affected buildings had recently had their heating supply restored after a major Russian barrage.
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Ukraine obtains well over half of its electricity from nuclear power, and the IAEA said that several substations critical to nuclear safety were affected by the attack.
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