Russian Attack Destroys Largest Power Plant In Kyiv Ukraine

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JAKARTA - The Russian attack destroyed the largest power plant in the Kyiv region of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down 18 incoming missiles and 39 drones. Russia fired a total of 82 missiles and drones, including six Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, none of which could be destroyed by Ukraine's air defenses.

There were no casualties, and the attack did not result in a power outage in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, or other areas supplied by TPP Trypilska.

Reported by CNN, Friday, April 12, the Trypilska Heat Power Plant (TPP), the largest power supplier to the Kyiv, Cherkasy and Zhytomyr regions, was completely destroyed, according to energy firm Centrenergo.

The company has lost 100 percent of its power plants in three power plants, all of which have been destroyed or occupied by Russia.

The 'dark day in the history of Centrenergo,' he said in a statement. "The scale of his destruction is very bad. Money cannot predict it. This is the biggest challenge for us in the history of the company."

For more than two years of war, Russia has systematically targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure in an effort to destroy the country's power grid and, at the same time, the Ukrainian people's spirit, by seizing electricity, heating, water and other important services in the time they often do. The cold winter temperature. Videos on social media show a large plume of smoke billowing from the Trypilska factory as the fire continues to burn.

The attack on the Trypilska plant came after a recent Russian attack that destroyed the company's factory in Kharkiv region, TPP Zmiivska, on March 22, according to a Centrenergo statement. Russian troops occupy the company's third plant, TPP Vuhlehirska, in the Donetsk region in July 2022. The total capacity designed from the three power plants is 7690 MW, according to the company's website.

DEK, Ukraine's largest power company, also said Russia on Thursday, April 11, launched missile and drone attacks on its two power plants, causing serious damage.

The company, which generates 20 per cent of energy in Ukraine, said over the past three weeks it had experienced the worst attack since Russia launched a massive invasion in 2022.

The company said about 80 percent of its power generation facilities had been destroyed by Russian attacks.

All of our neighbors in Europe and other partners saw Ukraine's important need for air defense systems, Zelensky said Thursday. He said if Russia was allowed to continue attacking its energy infrastructure, this would be a global permit to carry out terror.

"We need air defense systems and other defense assistance, not just closing our eyes and discussing at length," he said.