The head of the Donetsk OVA stated that over 60% of Ukrainian-controlled Donetsk Oblast will not have any heating this winter. The biggest efforts are underway in Slovyansk and Kramatorsk, where local authorities are attempting to prepare for the heating season, prioritising these last two regional centres over the remaining towns and villages still under Ukrainian control. Areas too close to the frontline - which by now is a large portion of the remnants of Donetsk Oblast - will be largely ignored due to the dangers of even being there. New resilience points and heating points are being prepared; firewood, stoves, and other necessities are being prepared; and widespread evacuations of civilians from the region are taking place.