The head of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, instructed the Minister of Emergency Situations, Oleksandr Kurenkov, to solve the problems with the supply of heat and electricity before the presidential elections.

This was reported by the British Ministry of Defense with reference to intelligence. 

They note that "solving this problem is probably Putin's key task on the eve of the upcoming presidential elections in Russia."

"In recent months, heating failures have occurred in 16 populated areas of Russia. These failures in sub-zero temperature conditions complicate a problem that has plagued Russian cities and towns for decades, but has probably become even more acute due to Russia's wartime policies," the report said. .

Also, according to intelligence, the covert mobilization in Russia has led to a shortage of labor in all sectors, including qualified heating engineers and plumbers.

We will remind that in the Belgorod region, an electric substation caught fire after the explosion.

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