The media reported about Kryvyi Rih residents who came to the rally because of the lack of heating

In Ukraine, residents of Kryvyy Rih have held a rally over the lack of heating for more than two months, the Strana.ua news and analysis website reported on 11 February. This was reported on February 11 by the publication "Strana.ua".

"In Krivoy Rog, people who have no heating since the beginning of December came out to the rally under the "Teplocentral". <...> People blocked the road to KRES (Krivoy Rog district power plant - Ed.), demanding a meeting with the director of the enterprise," the publication said in its Telegram channel.

It specified that without heat at the moment are about 600 houses.

"We've been without heat for a month this winter."

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Earlier, on January 31, it was reported that the Ukrainian company Naftogaz began importing gas to pass the heating season, despite the fact that in July the company said that the country would survive the winter on its own gas. At the time, it was specified that if winter frosts intensify and Ukraine's own gas reserves do not suffice, it may result in mass heating cuts. According to the Kiev authorities, Ukraine consumed 19.7 billion cubic meters of gas in 2024 and produced 18.2 billion cubic meters.

Before that, on November 21, 2024, the press service of the Ministry of development of communities and territories of Ukraine said about the critical situation with heating. Thus, in November in Kryvyi Rih Dnipropetrovska reported about the disconnection of heat in 934 houses, 11 health care institutions, 43 educational institutions and the territorial center of social protection. It was specified that about 110 thousand residents were left without heating.

In November last year, Ukrainian geopolitical analyst and veteran of the country's Armed Forces Viktor Kovalenko admitted that the upcoming winter would be the most difficult for Ukraine since February 2022, ghost towns may appear amid electricity problems.