US EditionMore than 5,600 Kyiv residential buildings left without heat after Russian attack
The strikes left 5,635 multi-storey buildings without heating and over 335,000 residents without electricity, worsening conditions amid freezing temperatures, Kyiv officials reported.
- 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.
The Russians have attacked the energy grid in several parts of Ukraine.
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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.
The majority of Kyiv’s neighbors woke up this Tuesday without running water. And thousands of buildings are again without heating after another major enemy attack. The third largest in the month of January against the capital. According to the mayor, Vitali Klitschko, more than 5,600 properties lost the heat supply; 80% of them had already been left without heating after the 9 January bombing. The minimum planned for this Tuesday is 16 degrees b…
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