During an official visit to Ukraine, a high-level delegation led by Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, visited a combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Kyiv that has repeatedly come under targeted Russian attacks.
Operatives of the Solomianskyi district police department in Kyiv, together with officers of the criminal investigation department of the Kyiv police headquarters, have detained a man suspected of setting fire to seven vehicles between December 2025 and early January 2026.
Ukraine's Deputy Energy Minister Anatolii Kutsevol, together with U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Sheldon Whitehouse, visited a combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Kyiv that was damaged by Russian attacks.
In Kyiv and several regions of Ukraine, air raid alerts were issued in connection with the threat of strikes by Russian forces using ballistic missiles.
As of Sunday evening, about 500 residential buildings in Kyiv remain without heat following the strike on the city’s infrastructure by Russian forces on February 12.
The European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, was shown the Darnytska Combined Heat and Power Plant in Kyiv, which was damaged as a result of Russian attacks.
First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Energy, Denys Shmyhal, predicts that buildings in Kyiv disconnected from heating due to the Russian attack on February 12 will be reconnected within one to two days.
European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib arrived in Kyiv today to reaffirm that Ukraine’s resilience remains a European priority.
Despite the difficult situation caused by low temperatures and the aftermath of Russian strikes, Kyiv managed to adhere to all electricity outage schedules. At the same time, Ukraine is strengthening cooperation with its partners to restore the energy system.
Kyiv’s Zhovten cinema hosted the presentation of the documentary film “Give Me Back My Name” by war correspondent Marian Kushnir. The film focuses on people missing as a result of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Polish volunteers have delivered 15 industrial generators to Kyiv, which utility companies will install to ensure electricity supply for residential buildings and heating points.
The most difficult energy situation remains in Kyiv: More than 1,400 buildings in the capital are still without heat, and the government is initiating an increase in the Warmth Packages program.
On Saturday, February 7, a 30-year-old rescuer of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Mykhailo Protsenko, was killed while eliminating the consequences of a Russian attack in the town of Yahotyn, Kyiv region.