In Ukraine, the number of heating points and special services personnel involved will increase to support residents of affected cities. In Kyiv, 118 State Emergency Service heating tents are operating, with an additional 79 points being prepared.
Due to Russian shelling, over 1176 buildings in Kyiv remain without heating, while in the Kyiv region, heat supply is operating normally. In Kharkiv and Dnipro, restoration work to return heating is ongoing.
In Kyiv, water was drained from heating systems in over 1,100 homes in Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts after an infrastructure facility was damaged. The city is deploying additional heating points in schools, and the State Emergency Service is also deploying heating points.
Russia launched the most powerful attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure since the beginning of the year. Generation and electricity distribution facilities were attacked, including combined heat and power plants (CHPPs) and thermal power plants (TPPs) in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Dnipro.
As a result of a massive missile and drone attack by the enemy, energy facilities in a number of regions were damaged. Due to bad weather, 68 settlements in three regions were de-energized.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday morning. He will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Russian troops launched a massive combined attack on Kharkiv and the region, damaging energy infrastructure and residential buildings. Six civilians were injured, including two men and two women in Kharkiv, as well as a 79-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man in Derhachi.
The UN Security Council will hold a special meeting on February 24, 2026, to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Great Britain will increase pressure on Russia and accelerate support for Ukraine.
Russia launched a targeted strike on Ukraine's energy facilities, using over 70 missiles and 450 attack drones. The attack affected Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Dnipro, Odesa, and Vinnytsia regions, injuring nine people.
Over 1,100 buildings in Kyiv are left without heating after the Russian attack, with the most difficult situation in the Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts. In Kharkiv, 110,000 subscribers are without heat, and in the Lozivskyi district – over 15,000.
Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on apartment buildings, CHPPs, and TPPs in 8 regions of Ukraine. Hundreds of thousands of families were left without heat during 25-degree frosts.
Dniprovskyi and Darnytskyi districts of Kyiv are partially switched to emergency power outages and mostly without heating. This happened as a result of Russia's massive night attack on the capital's infrastructure.
The enemy attacked Odesa region with missiles and drones, damaging energy and civilian infrastructure. Over 50,000 residents were left without electricity, and three houses were damaged.
Russia launched its ninth massive attack on DTEK's thermal power plants since October 2025. The equipment was significantly damaged.
Vinnytsia region is under a massive enemy attack with hits on critical infrastructure facilities. 50 settlements are without power, energy workers are working to restore it.
In Kharkiv, due to a massive attack on the energy infrastructure, the coolant is being drained from 820 residential buildings. This is necessary to prevent the networks from freezing, while 101 invincibility points are operating in the city.
On the night of February 3, Russian troops launched a targeted attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, including substations near Kyiv. The occupiers used "Zircon", "Iskander-M" and "Kh-32" missiles, as well as "Shahed" attack drones.
Latvia will transfer reserve assets from its thermal power plants to the Kharkiv region for the restoration of heat supply. A joint working group has been established to coordinate logistics and technical parameters of the equipment.
President Zelenskyy met with OSCE Chairman-in-Office Ignazio Cassis and Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu. Ukraine counts on OSCE participation in the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy instructed the Ministry of Internal Affairs and local authorities to increase the number of support and heating points. This is due to the extremely cold weather and the situation with heat supply in Kyiv.
After the accident in Ukraine's power system, about 80 residential buildings in Kyiv are still not connected to heating. Utility services and energy workers are working around the clock to restore heat supply.
President Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed energy support for Ukraine and a new package of sanctions against Russia. The European Union will provide Ukraine with generators and energy equipment, and will finalize the 20th sanctions package.
A poll has shown that Ukrainians largely reject exchanging Donbas for guarantees, do not expect a quick end to the war, are ready to hold on for as long as it takes, support strikes on Russian territory, and at the same time maintain faith in Ukraine's EU membership.
At the beginning of the year, businesses lowered their assessments of business activity due to seasonality, Russian attacks on energy and logistics, and a shortage of energy resources. However, the level of expectations is higher than a year ago, according to a National Bank survey.
Ukrainian energy workers have fully restored the energy system after a technological accident. However, new Russian shelling of energy facilities in frontline and border communities continues, and in Kyiv, over 200 buildings remain without heating.
Contacts between Putin and Putin and Zelenskyy are possible only in Moscow, said Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov. He also noted that the settlement is a complex process, where there are issues on which common ground has not yet been found.
On February 2, applications open for the 8th "Created by Women" Award, which supports women's entrepreneurship during wartime. Winners will receive grants of up to UAH 200,000 and consulting support.
Ukraine is introducing Starlink terminal registration via a "whitelist" to counter their use by Russians. The registration process for civilians will be simple, and a separate secure channel will be available for the military.
Energy workers managed to stabilize the situation in the capital, so Kyiv is returning to temporary outage schedules from midnight. You can check your schedule in the chatbot, on the website, or in the "Kyiv Digital" application.
In Kyiv, 244 buildings remain without heating after a large-scale accident in Ukraine's energy system. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that most of the 3,419 multi-story buildings have already been connected to the heating supply.
