Thermal power station equipment destroyed by Russians is put on display in Kyiv – photos
Ukraine’s power engineers have organised the first-ever installation showing what equipment from a thermal power plant looks like after it has been hit by Russian strikes.
Source: Ukrainska Pravda.Zhyttia; DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy industry investor
Details: The installation, entitled The Battle for Electricity, has opened in Kyiv's Kontraktova Square.
A power transformer devastated by Russian attacks has been installed in the centre of the capital. It withstood several hits by projectile wreckage but was eventually totally destroyed.
Quote from DTEK CEO Dmytro Sakharuk: "The transformer has quite a history. After the attack, it burned for a day because it was impossible to contain the fire. And unfortunately, due to the extensive damage, it is beyond repair. We’ve installed it in Kyiv so that everyone can see this with their own eyes, just as power engineers at thermal power plants and other energy facilities do. Despite all the challenges and the daily risk of coming under enemy fire, Ukrainian power engineers continue their battle for electricity."
DTEK notes that this is what a lot of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure facilities look like. The industry has suffered more than 1,000 Russian attacks since October 2022.
Russia has destroyed almost 90% of all Ukraine’s thermal generation and 45% of hydro generation infrastructure.
Quote from Yurii Sheiko, First Deputy Energy Minister: "Energy infrastructure in every oblast without exception has been affected by the attacks. In between large-scale missile strikes, the enemy launches drone attacks on energy facilities across the country almost every day, especially in frontline oblasts."
Background: Burnt-out Russian military equipment was exhibited in the centre of Kyiv in May 2022. A few months later, the exhibition was digitised, and a virtual model was created.
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