"Russia completely destroyed the Trypilska Thermal Power Plant in the Kyiv region," said the chairman of the supervisory board of "Centrenergo" Katerina Zhirii.
As a result of the hits, a massive fire broke out in the turbine workshop.
Due to a massive missile attack overnight on Thursday, April 11, Russian forces completely destroyed the Trypilska Thermal Power Plant in the Kyiv region. This was reported by the chairman of the supervisory board of PJSC "Centrenergo" Andriy Hota in a comment to the "Interfax-Ukraine" news agency.
According to him, all the workers who were on duty during the shelling are alive. As a result of the hits, a massive fire broke out in the turbine workshop. Currently, work is underway at the enterprise to localize the fire.
It is worth noting that the Trypilska Thermal Power Plant is the most powerful power plant in the Kyiv region. The energy-generating enterprise is the largest supplier of electricity in the Kyiv, Cherkasy, and Zhytomyr regions. It is located in the Obukhiv district on the banks of the Kaniv reservoir.
Rocket attack on April 11 - what is known Overnight on April 11, the Russians carried out another massive missile-drone attack. The main direction of the attack was the Lviv region. In particular, the RF attacked Ukraine with missiles from Tu-95MS bombers and "Daggers", as well as Iranian kamikaze drones.
According to the commander of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, the enemy used a total of 82 means of air attack. As a result of the air battle, 57 air targets were destroyed, including 16 cruise missiles Kh-101/Kh-555, 39 Shahed-131/136 strike UAVs, and 2 guided aviation missiles Kh-59.
The head of the united press center of the Operational Command "South" Natalia Humeniuk announced during a telethon that Russia targeted energy facilities. Photo by Dmitri Tovstonog, Wikimedia commons.