In Transnistria, residents were advised to heat their apartments with wood

In unrecognized Transnistria, the authorities urged residents to heat their homes with firewood. The region has already experienced widespread power outages due to overloaded networks.

According to the so-called leader of the Transnistrian region, Vadim Krasnoselsky, more than 1,500 high-rise buildings, 72,000 private households and 150 boiler houses were left without gas.

According to Krasnoselsky, residents are returning to traditional heating methods, such as using stoves. In private homes where stoves have been preserved, they have been restored and started to be used. He also noted that the region has enough wood, and firewood is available for purchase. Solid fuel sales points have been set up in each district, and free delivery has been organized for people who cannot provide themselves with firewood.

To date, the authorities have received more than 800 applications for firewood and are actively working to fulfill them. Heating stations are also operating to support the population. Krasnoselsky added that more than 5,900 cubic meters of firewood have been procured, of which almost 950 have been sold to the public and more than 1,200 have been transferred to privileged categories of citizens. He urged residents to take care of fuel supplies in advance while favorable weather conditions allow it.

On January 3, rolling blackouts were already introduced in Transnistria because the power grid could not withstand the load. It is also known that the Dniester SDPP runs on fuel oil and coal, but the reserves of these resources may be exhausted by the end of winter.

On January 1, Transnistria stopped supplying heat and hot water to households and businesses. This was the result of the suspension of Russian gas transportation through Ukraine.

On December 9, the so-called leader of Transnistria, Vadim Krasnosilsky, declared a state of economic emergency due to the threat of a cutoff in Russian gas supplies. At 7:00 a.m. on January 1, Ukraine stopped the transit of Russian natural gas through its territory. This was done "in the interests of national security". Ukraine also informed its international partners about this.

"We have stopped the transit of Russian gas. This is a historic event. Russia is losing markets and will suffer financial losses. Europe has already made a decision to refuse Russian gas. And the European initiative Repower EU envisages exactly what Ukraine has done today," said Minister Herman Galushchenko.

Ірина Глухова