Russians damage Kharkiv thermal power plant which provides one-third of the city with heat – Oblast Military Administration

YEVHEN KIZILOV — MONDAY, 8 AUGUST 2022, 20:00

Kharkiv's Thermal Power Plant-3, which provides heat for about a third of the city, has been damaged in a Russian attack.

Source: Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, on the national 24-hour newscast, quoted by Ukrinform

Direct quote: "We are working to restore critical infrastructure as the enemy strikes. Recently the occupiers damaged Thermal Power Plant-3 in Kharkiv. This is a major enterprise that provides almost a third of Kharkiv with heating and hot water."

Details: Syniehubov said the oblast authorities would ask the government to restore the city's critical infrastructure as much as possible and get it ready for the winter heating period.

Previously: Ihor Terekhov, the mayor of Kharkiv, reported that Russian forces had attacked one of the city's infrastructure facilities on 7 August. He did not specify which one.

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