Russia attacks DTEK enrichment plant in Dnipropetrovsk region
Illustrative photo: Russia attacked the DTEK enrichment plant in the Dnipropetrovsk region (GettyImages)
Today, October 20, Russian forces struck the enrichment plant of the energy company DTEK in Dnipropetrovsk region.
According to the company, no employees were injured in the attack, but the facility sustained damage. Recovery work and damage assessment are currently underway.
"Recovery from the attack is ongoing. Our colleagues were not injured," DTEK stated.
According to the company, this is already the sixth major strike by Russian forces on DTEK's coal facilities in the past two months.
Previous attacks on DTEK
On the morning of September 8, Russian forces again struck a DTEK enrichment plant in Donetsk region. This was the second attack on the facility within two weeks.
On the evening of August 26, Russian troops targeted DTEK's energy facilities in Donetsk region, including an enrichment plant.
Additionally, on October 8, Russian forces attacked the DTEK plant in Donetsk region twice. The company noted that the plant enriches coal for thermal power plants. Employees were in shelters during the attacks, and no one was injured.
Yesterday evening, Russian occupiers launched a massive attack on a DTEK coal mine in Dnipropetrovsk region. Nearly 200 people were trapped underground as a result of the strike.
