On December 23, 2025, an online meeting was held to coordinate the provision of cash or in-kind assistance to households in frontline areas for the purchase of solid fuel for domestic use in order to ensure a stable heating season in 2025–2026. The event was chaired by Iryna Vereshchuk, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.
The meeting was attended by Oleksandr Shevchenko, Deputy Head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration, as well as heads of relevant structural units of the regional state administration.
The participants reviewed the current status of the implementation of the Procedure for providing one-time cash assistance for the purchase of solid fuel for household stoves to the population living in areas where hostilities are (were) taking place during the heating season.
Particular attention was paid to the status of one-time cash assistance payments for heating to residents of frontline territories. More than 20,000 households in the region have already received assistance.
According to information from international and national partners, the process of providing assistance for the 2025-2026 heating season is ongoing.
The issue of providing the population with solid fuel is important for creating adequate living conditions during the heating period.
In cooperation with central executive authorities and international partners, the Donetsk Regional State Administration is taking all necessary measures to provide timely assistance to those in need.