by D. Michael DeRidder
Russia destroyed the Trypilska Thermal Power Plant in an air strike earlier today. The power plant is the largest in the Kyiv area, located on the bank of the Dniper River, 27 miles south of Ukraine’s capital.
The state-owned energy company Centrenergo stated the power plant has been completely destroyed: “As a result of today’s massive attack, our entire generation was destroyed. The troops of the Russian Federation completely destroyed the Trypil TPP located in the Kyiv region.” None of the power plant workers were killed during the attack according the the company statement: “It’s good that all our people who were on shift during the shelling are alive.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated the attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure was an act of terror and a war crime, despite Ukraine having attacked Russia’s third-largest oil refinery last week. Zelensky stated on X, “Russian terrorists have once again targeted critical infrastructure.”
Chairman of Centrenergo’s supervisory board Andriy Gota responded to the attack, stating, “The scale of the destruction is terrible. It cannot be measured in money. This is the biggest challenge for us in the entire history of the company. But I am convinced that we will cope with it”
