Kyiv authorities are working on mechanisms to support and temporarily relocate the capital’s most vulnerable residents ahead of the next heating season, Deputy Head of the KCSA Marina Khonda told Glavcom.
The city’s preparations follow a February 2026 strike that critically damaged Kyiv’s heating system. More than 1,100 residential buildings in Darnytskyi and Dnipro districts remain without heating. Khonda said slightly over 1,200 single older people and about 400 children with disabilities have already expressed a wish to move temporarily if conditions require it.
Officials emphasise they are assessing individual needs rather than collecting raw totals. Categories likely to be prioritised for relocation include single elderly people who need outside help, low-mobility people with disabilities, children with severe disabilities, and some families whose circumstances create added risk. For others, the city plans home-based support such as food, warm kits and extra social-worker visits. Kyiv will also restart a social patrol at the beginning of the cold season to assist people without stable accommodation or in difficult circumstances.