Ukraine reside ticker: Another Russian assault on power services close to Odessa | EUROtoday

After days of heating failure, the restoration of district heating within the Ukrainian capital Kiev is making progress, in accordance with Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Around 50 residence blocks are nonetheless with out heating, he wrote on Telegram. After an enormous Russian air raid on January ninth, district heating was initially misplaced for six,000 homes, i.e. half of the housing inventory. “Municipal employees work around the clock,” Klitschko wrote. Kiev has a harsh winter with temperatures as little as minus 16 levels at evening. Many homes have cooled down.

Klitschko is beneath strain as a result of President Volodymyr Zelensky has made sturdy accusations in opposition to him for his alleged lack of preparation for an emergency in Kiev. The ex-boxing world champion rejects this. There is an previous political feud between Zelensky and him. The president mentioned the power provide disaster together with his management on Saturday and, in accordance with his personal statements, as soon as once more addressed the scenario in Kiev. It must be clarified what number of homes are literally nonetheless with out heating. At the identical time, he known as for electrical energy imports to Ukraine to be elevated rapidly.