On September 9, the first snow fell in the Verkhnekolymsky District of Yakutia. Despite the cold snap, the heating season has not yet begun. Residents are complaining that temperatures in their apartments and houses are rapidly dropping.

"We've notified all relevant authorities; this issue can't be resolved locally—it's at the ministry level and above. We're waiting for a swift resolution so that heat can be provided on a permanent basis,"— сказал Acting Director of the Verkhnekolymsky branch of the Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Anton Galyuk in a commentary to Kolyma News.

Galyuk explains: five boiler houses in the district run on diesel fuel and experience power outages. They can only be restarted in the evenings, using backup power sources, and even then only for short periods.

Due to the cold, classes at Zyryanskaya Secondary School have been shortened to 30 minutes since September 9. Teachers and parents are concerned about widespread colds among children.

Meanwhile, the Telegram channel "Torboznoe Radio" опубликовал A letter dated September 1, 2025, discusses plans to ship coal to the region only in September. The shipment amounts to 385 tons. According to the channel's authors, the delay is due to a lack of funds to purchase the fuel.

While residents of Yakutia's northernmost region wrap themselves in blankets and schoolchildren wear jackets to class, the Civic Forum "Civil Society: Consolidation in the Name of Victory" is taking place in Yakutsk (https://t.me/ulusmedia/119135). There, issues of spirituality, patriotism, and traditional Russian values ​​are being discussed.