Druzhkivka will not have centralized heating due to the approaching front
The Druzhkivka City Territorial Community in Donetsk Oblast will not provide heating services during the 2026–2027 heating season due to the security situation and significant damage to critical infrastructure. This was reported on August 6 by the regional utility company “Donetskteplokomunenergo.”
It is noted that the decision was made at an extraordinary meeting of the city commission on technogenic and environmental safety and emergencies. The reasons cited include the approaching front line, the classification of the Druzhkivka community as a zone of active hostilities, and critical damage to heating, water, and electricity supply facilities.
Consequently, it was deemed impossible to launch centralized heat supply for all categories of consumers in the community.
In addition, for safety reasons, the Customer Service Center of the “Druzhkivka Teplomerezha” branch has suspended in-person customer service.
The company also emphasized that the lack of heat supply does not exempt consumers from their obligation to pay off debts for heat supply services already received.
Source: Donetskteplokommunenergo.
As a reminder, in the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast, power and water outages occurred following explosions on August 5 and during the night of August 5–6.
The temporarily occupied cities of Alchevsk and Perevalsk in Luhansk Oblast were left without centralized water supply due to accidents on the water main. The occupying authorities have not indicated when water service will be restored. This was stated on August 2 by Oleksiy Kharchenko, head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration.
