{
  "id": 761652,
  "title": "Ukraine's cities show imbalance in winter preparations, high-rises most vulnerable – 'Winter. Cities Will Hold' project head",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/ukraines-cities-show-imbalance-in-winter-preparations-high-rises-most",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T11:40:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/press-conference/1192889.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 2026-27 heating season will be the most challenging Ukraine has faced since the onset of the war, according to Vitaliy Miroshnychenko, the head of the Winter. Cities Will Hold project. This winter has been officially declared as the harshest of the entire war period by the Energy Ministry, characterized by extended systemic outages. The project's head pointed out that while Kyiv is the best-prepared city, with more than 50% readiness, other large population centers have readiness levels of no more than 20%. This unevenness is due to the lack of state subvention funds and insufficient local community funds. The vulnerability of major cities, particularly high-rise buildings with water pumping and heat supply systems, is a major concern. To address this, the NGO Civil-Military Movement developed the Winter City Will Hold project, which includes algorithms for community actions during blackouts and disruptions in heat and water supply. The project aims to raise real readiness through independent audits, a public winter resilience index, practical assistance, and the deployment of rapid response teams, focusing on regional centers and the capital, Kyiv.",
  "summary": "The 2026-27 heating season will be the hardest for Ukraine since the start of the war, and preparations among major cities are uneven, Vitaliy Miroshnychenko, head of the \"Winter.",
  "key_points": [
    "2026-27 heating season will be Ukraine's most challenging since war onset",
    "Kyiv best-prepared city with >50% readiness, others 20% or less",
    "High-rise buildings with water pumping and heat supply systems vulnerable"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Ukraine's cities face a highly uneven winter, with high-rise buildings especially vulnerable due to limited preparation, except in Kyiv which shows over 50% readiness, leaving others with significant gaps.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}