- 1Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi said 87% of heat utility points in Ukraine have started operating.
- 2He spoke during the government's question hour in the Verkhovna Rada.
- 3Koretskyi said points not running have specific reasons, including security concerns and repairs.
- 4Ukrinform reported that 85% of residential buildings in Kyiv are connected to heating.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi said 87% of heat utility points across the country have started operating, according to Ukrainian outlets Ukrinform, LB.ua and Ekonomichna Pravda. He spoke during the government's question hour in the Verkhovna Rada.
The 87% figure is Koretskyi's statement to parliament. The 85% Kyiv figure was reported separately by Ukrinform. The sources contain no independent confirmation of the 87% figure.
What the prime minister said
Koretskyi said that where points are not running, this was a deliberate position, and gave as reasons a wish not to draw the enemy's attention, unfinished repairs and regional delays until temperatures require switching on. He said each case has a specific explanation. He added that the system is still being filled and that every consumer will have heating.
According to Ukrinform, Koretskyi said there was very little damage after heating was launched. On the possibility of not charging for heating where service did not start, he said, according to Ukrinform, that it is one reserve option in case of damage that cannot be repaired quickly, and that it is too early to discuss it.
Ekonomichna Pravda reported that in Kyiv two boiler houses are being built faster, with contractors moving to round-the-clock work. Ukrinform separately reported that 85% of residential buildings in the capital are connected to heating.
Unverified
The sources contain no independent confirmation of the 87% figure or of the reasons given for the points not yet working. Both come from Koretskyi's statements.
- Kyiv residential buildings connected to heating, per Ukrinform
- 85%
Reported from 3 published sources (Ekonomichna Pravda, ukrinform.ua, LB.ua). Facts, figures and quotes come only from those sources. Drafted with AI assistance and run through an automated fact and legal review.
- Almost 90% of heat utilities have started working in Ukraine, Koretskyi says (in Ukrainian) · Ekonomichna Pravda
- Koretskyi on the heating season: 87% of heat utility points have started working in Ukraine (in Ukrainian) · ukrinform.ua
- Koretskyi on the heating season: 87% of heat utility points have started working in Ukraine (in Ukrainian) · LB.ua
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