Inside Ukrainian thermal power plant under fire: Workers struggle to save vital equipment
DTEK thermal power plant after Russian attacks (video screenshot from ct24)
DTEK energy company has shown footage from a thermal power plant that was attacked by Russian forces, according to the Czech channel CT24.
The report states that energy workers are using gas burners, coal, and firewood to heat frozen equipment and get it back into operation.
The company noted that Russian attacks are targeting substations, which are the most sensitive part of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Russia attacks specific areas in an attempt to isolate consumers from the main sources, such as thermal power plants.
Footage inside DTEK thermal power plant after Russian attacks (screenshots from ct24 video)
Footage inside DTEK thermal power plant after Russian attacks (screenshots from ct24 video)
Footage inside DTEK thermal power plant after Russian attacks (screenshots from ct24 video)
Footage inside DTEK thermal power plant after Russian attacks (screenshots from ct24 video)
Footage inside DTEK thermal power plant after Russian attacks (screenshots from ct24 video)
Footage inside DTEK thermal power plant after Russian attacks (screenshots from ct24 video)
"The equipment, which takes a long time to manufacture and deliver, is now the most exposed to damage. Expensive equipment such as transformers and generators," one plant worker emphasized.
Since the start of the full-scale war, Russia has attacked DTEK thermal power plants over 220 times.
DTEK also published statistics on enemy strikes on energy facilities since the start of this heating season: since October, there has not been a single day without attacks.
DTEK CEO Maksym Timchenko said that amid unprecedented Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy sector, the battle is now for every megawatt of power.
