Overview
- Deputy Minister Kostiantyn Kovalchuk said the overnight 12–13 January strikes targeted thermal power plants, combined heat and power stations, and other critical facilities in multiple oblasts, including Zhytomyr.
- Heating remains available to 98.5% of housing and 99% of social facilities nationwide, according to official figures.
- In Kyiv, 472 of more than 12,000 buildings lacked heat as of 13:00 on 13 January, concentrated in the Pecherskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, and Holosiivskyi districts.
- Emergency services are deploying high-capacity generators to hard-hit residential areas in the capital under government instructions.
- Some buildings require full system restarts after heat-transfer fluid was drained to protect networks, with all available crews working and reinforcements brought in from other districts.