Russia destroys nearly all Ukraine's thermal generation, nuclear power plants at risk - Zelenskyy
Photo: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Getty Images)
Russia has destroyed almost all of Ukraine's thermal power generation. A threat to Ukrainian nuclear power plants is not ruled out, according to the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a special meeting of the European Council.
"Russia has already destroyed almost all of our thermal power generation. Dams and equipment of hydroelectric power plants, as well as gas infrastructure are under terrorist attacks," he says.
Zelenskyy stresses that the Russian invaders do not give up radiation blackmail and continue to "play savagely" with the safety of the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
The Head of State does not rule out that other Ukrainian NPPs could also be under threat.
"We do not rule out that the infrastructure of our other nuclear power plants and distribution networks are also under threat from Russian terror," the President emphasizes.
Russia strikes Ukrainian energy sector again
After a long pause, Russian troops have resumed shelling Ukraine's energy sector. Russians are attacking Ukrainian substations and thermal power generation. For example, the Zmiiv Thermal Power Plant in the Kharkiv region was seriously damaged. On April 11, the Tripillya Thermal Power Plant in Kyiv region was also destroyed.
In addition, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine warned that Russians are preparing false flag provocations at the Zaporizhzhia NPP. This is Europe's largest nuclear power plant, which was occupied at the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
