Prosecutor Probes Zhukovsky Heating Failure During -20°C Freeze
The prosecutor's office in Zhukovsky, Moscow Region, has launched an investigation after a heating system failure left dozens of buildings without heat and thousands without hot water in subzero temperatures.
Feb 8, 2026 0
Residents of Zhukovsky have been left without heating.
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The prosecutor«s office in Zhukovsky, Moscow Region, has initiated an inspection following a utility accident that left over 30 buildings without heating. More than four thousand residents have been deprived of hot water. The prosecutor»s office will assess how the city«s heating network was operated and monitor whether everything is restored on time.
Heaters are being distributed in Zhukovsky.
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Residents have been without heating since the night. The head of Zhukovsky urban district, Andronik Pak, promised to restore the boiler house operation by 12:00. At 16:39, he reported on social media that problems still persist at 12 addresses. In the comments, people write that in fact, there is no hot water in other buildings as well.
«There has been no hot water or heating all day at Dzerzhinsky 6/2», complains Ekaterina.
«No heating at Dzerzhinsky Street 8. The problem hasn»t been solved«, asserts Nina.
«What about Nizhegorodskaya 33? It»s cold and without hot water, it«s been like this», wonders Lilia.
According to Yandex Weather, it is minus 20°C (-4°F) in the city and getting even colder.
Temporary shelter and heating points have been opened in the city, and heaters are being distributed to residents. But apparently, volunteers haven«t reached everyone — Alena complains about the cold on Gorelniki Street.
Zhukovsky is not the first — other cities in Moscow Region have already been without heating in January. The problem with heating networks in the country is systemic and needs to be replaced.
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