Russia hit 3 out of 5 DTEK thermal power plants on Sunday, one is still not working – mass media

Russia hit three out of five working thermal power plants owned by DTEK with missile strikes over the weekend. One of them is still not working, which indicates the seriousness of the latest blow to the national energy system. Reuters reports this with reference to a source in the industry, reports UNN.

Details

Reuters notes that after a pause in major strikes on the power grid, Russia launched a salvo of more than 200 missiles and drones on Sunday, again raising concerns about an already weakened energy system as winter approaches.

“Revealing the details of DTEK’s losses for the first time, the source said that three power plants were damaged, one is still completely out of order, and it is unclear how long it will take for their full recovery,” Reuters informs.

The source said that two facilities that were partially damaged have resumed partial production of electricity.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said on Sunday that the energy infrastructure had been damaged, but did not specify the details.

One energy official, who declined to be named, confirmed to Reuters that power-generating facilities were attacked and damaged on Sunday, and said distribution stations were also targeted.

Addition

On November 20, the Guardian reported that Ukraine’s energy system was at risk of “catastrophic failure” following a massive Russian attack on Sunday. This raises serious concerns about the safety of Ukraine’s three operating nuclear power plants.

The CEO of Yasno stated that due to the massive shelling of the energy infrastructure, which took place on November 17, the facilities of generation and transmission were damaged, which led to the introduction of blackout schedules.

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