In Teremky, police are clearing a path for a heating pipeline, resulting in the removal of 100-year-old oak trees
In the capital’s Teremky neighborhood, a standoff has once again erupted between the community and city authorities over the construction of a heating pipeline through an oak grove. Starting at 5:30 a.m. on September 21, police buses arrived at the scene and are blocking any access by community members to the area where trees are being cut down.
“They say they’re going to put up a fence. There have been dozens of meetings, including one at the district administration, where it became clear to everyone that this project is a symbol of the barbaric destruction of nature. Independent architects laid out in detail what’s wrong with this project and how the century-old oaks could have been preserved. Afterward, Klitschko’s deputy, Panteleev, promised to halt the work and establish a dialogue with the community to find the best solution for laying the heating pipeline. Klitschko decided not to change the project, not to involve the architectural community, and not to engage in dialogue with the local community, but simply to bide his time and brazenly try to force through by brute force what didn’t work the first time,” said civic activist and veteran Oleg Symoroz.
As a reminder, the conflict in Kyiv’s Teremky neighborhood has been ongoing for several months and concerns plans to cut down more than 660 trees. Local residents claim that city authorities have not provided them with documents regarding the planned work, and the situation has already attracted attention at the national level.
The authorities explained the presence of heavy machinery near the park in Teremky, where trees were being cut down.
Earlier, the Kyiv City State Administration noted that an optimized plan had been developed—only 10 trees would need to be removed, while the remaining 160 would be preserved, and some of them would be pruned.
