Kristina Kazakova00:02, 09.02.26

500 consumers are left without power, 455 apartment buildings have no heating, and water has begun to drain from the system.

In the Russian city of Belgorod, heating and electricity have been unable to be restored to hundreds of homes following Ukrainian strikes. Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov promised on his Telegram channel that children and lonely pensioners would be evacuated from the city.

Gladkov said that the repair work by power and heating workers, which has been ongoing for two days, “is not producing the long-awaited results.”

He added that power has not been restored to 500 customers. Also, 455 apartment buildings, 25 kindergartens, 17 schools, 9 clinics, and 4 universities are without heating. Furthermore, water is beginning to drain from the system.

According to the governor, kindergartens with heating are switching to 24-hour operation. Therefore, Gladkov suggested that city residents leave their young children there.

He also announced the evacuation of children from the city “to other regions of the Russian Federation”:

“If you have school-age children, you can submit your requests to the Belgorod city administration, as you did in 2024-2025, and we’ll send them to other regions—to places that are already familiar, like the Republic of Crimea, and to adjacent regions—we’re currently discussing this with the governors. We’ll be submitting requests to the Ministry of Emergency Situations to send our children by train.”

The Belgorod Region Governor also added that large families, families with disabled children, and single pensioners also have the opportunity to “relocate to other regions” and recommended submitting appropriate requests.

(c)UNIAN 2026