Klitschko calls Kyiv City’s situation the most severe of the war after recent attacks

Kyiv City is facing its most severe conditions in four years of Russia’s full-scale war following massive Russian attacks on January 9 and January 13, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Wednesday.

Speaking at a meeting of the Commission on Technological and Environmental Safety and Emergencies, Klitschko described the situation in the Ukrainian capital as extreme.

"The city is operating under extreme conditions while remaining under the threat of new enemy attacks. The situation is very difficult. This is the first time in four years of full-scale war that we have seen destruction on such a scale," he said.

Around 400 multi-storey residential buildings in Kyiv remain without heating, although city authorities expect heat supply to be restored to some of them by Wednesday evening.

According to city officials, the heating situation on the right bank of the Dnipro River is better than on the left bank.

Electricity supply also remains a critical issue. Kyiv is operating under emergency power outages, with standard hourly schedules suspended.

According to energy company DTEK, Kyiv residents have electricity on a "three hours on, ten hours off" schedule on average.

More than 1,200 heating points have been set up across the city, where residents can also charge electronic devices.

• Addressing parliament on January 14, newly appointed Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said that, unlike Kharkiv, Kyiv had been completely unprepared for winter conditions and Russian strikes. He announced the introduction of emergency measures to stabilize the situation in the capital.