Russia seriously damages equipment at two thermal power plants
The Russians have attacked energy facilities in Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kirovohrad and Ivano-Frankivsk oblasts on the night of 31 May-1 June.
Source: Herman Halushchenko, Minister of Energy of Ukraine, on Facebook; DTEK, the largest private energy company in Ukraine
Details: Halushchenko reported that the aftermath is still being determined.
Power engineers are already working to deal with it.
Update: DTEK reported "serious damage" to two thermal power plants.
Quote: "Another extremely difficult night for the Ukrainian energy sector. The enemy attacked two of our thermal power plants.
Equipment was seriously damaged.
This is already the sixth large-scale attack on DTEK thermal power plants in the past two and a half months."
Background:
- Six Tu-95MS strategic bombers took off in Russia on the night of 31 May-1 June. They performed launch manoeuvres at around 03:00. The missiles reached the westernmost part of the country, Zakarpattia Oblast, at 04:29. The all-clear was given at 05:30.
- Serhii Borzov, Head of Vinnytsia Oblast Military Administration, reported that wreckage from a downed Russian drone caused fire at a critical infrastructure facility in Vinnytsia on the night of 31 May-1 June.
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