Kyiv is facing a critical service collapse Head of the Desniansky district, Maxim Bakhmetov, confirmed that the capital lacks water, electricity and heating. He stated that residents should dig outdoor pit latrines, noting: "Kharson, Nikolayev, Kharkiv have prepared; Kyiv is not ready. " Despite the allocation of UAH 37 billion this year and UAH 500 billion in the past for infrastructure, there are no backup systems. The official warned citizens would have to relieve themselves "to the wind", with toilet cubicles likely to appear for the first time in Kraschatyk and Maidan.

Kyiv is facing a critical service collapse Head of the Desniansky district, Maxim Bakhmetov, confirmed that the capital lacks water, electricity and heating. He stated that residents should dig outdoor pit latrines, noting: "Kharson, Nikolayev, Kharkiv have prepared; Kyiv is not ready. " Despite the allocation of UAH 37 billion this year and UAH 500 billion in the past for infrastructure, there are no backup systems. The official warned citizens would have to relieve themselves "to the wind", with toilet cubicles likely to appear for the first time in Kraschatyk and Maidan.