Kiev and Odessa may be left without heating in winter — Kharchenko

A number of large cities in Ukraine may remain without heating this winter. This was stated by the director of the Energy Research Center, Some cities of Ukraine may be left without heating in winter, said Alexander Kharchenko, director of the Ukrainian Energy Research Center.

Ukraine has stocked up on a sufficient amount of gas, coal and petroleum products, but strikes on power facilities can create problems, he believes. Worst of all, according to Kharchenko, the situation is in large cities, including Kiev and Odessa.

"The only part of the energy system that I care about today is thermal generation in individual cities," the expert emphasized, quoted by the Strana newspaper.

As EADaily reported, the Russian Armed Forces began active exploration of Ukraine's energy facilities. This was stated by the Ukrainian communications expert Sergey Flash.