Consequences of the Russian missile attack: energy, heat and water supply facilities damaged
25 December 09:13
On the morning of December 25, Russia fired another missile at Ukraine, according to Komersant ukrainskyi.
In particular, the Russians attacked DTEK’s thermal power plants.
“DTEK thermal power plants were attacked. As a result of the massive attack, the equipment of the TPPs was seriously damaged. After the shelling ended, the energy company promptly started to repair the damage and restore the equipment,”
– dTEK said in a statement.
This is the thirteenth massive attack on the Ukrainian energy sector this year, DTEK noted.
Following the attack, Ukrenergo introduced emergency outage schedules.
According to blogger Mykolaiv Vanek, this time the Russians hit not only the energy infrastructure, but also gas, water and heat supply facilities.
Kharkiv
An extremely massive strike was inflicted on Kharkiv. In total, up to 10 arrivals of badis and shaheds can be counted from various sources. Officials report six injuries, but there were no fatalities.
“The Russian army struck at least seven times… From 06:00 to 06:29, the enemy launched massive attacks on Kharkiv. We recorded hits in the Saltovsky, Kyivsky and Nemyshlyansky districts. As of this moment, there are six casualties. Several fires broke out in non-residential buildings, rescuers continue to eliminate the consequences of enemy attacks,”
– said Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration.
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Dnipro
The Russians also massively shelled Dnipro and the region. In addition to Dnipro, explosions were heard in Kryvyi Rih, Samara and Kamianske.
Some districts of Dnipro are experiencing problems with electricity supply. Blackout schedules have been introduced in the region.
Pumping stations have also been damaged in some parts of Dnipro. As a result, there are problems with water supply in some areas.
No deaths or injuries have been reported.
Kremenchuk
A powerful explosion was heard in the city a few minutes after the air force reported that a ballistic missile was heading for the city.
Emergency power outages began in the city. In some areas there are problems with water supply.
Officials are silent.
Burshtyn
The media reports explosions in the town where the Burshtyn thermal power plant is located. There is no electricity in the city after the explosions.
At the same time, according to the well-known blogger “Mykolaiv Vanek”, who promptly informs about the shelling, the Russians claim to have destroyed the Burshtyn TPP after almost every attack.
“…after each attack, the dumbasses claim that “Burshtyn is minus.” And every time they attack, they launch missiles there. amazingly *baneful creatures, right?”
– the blogger wrote.
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The situation in the Ukrainian energy sector
on March 22, 2024, Russia resumed its attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector, carrying out one of the most massive shelling attacks in the entire period of the full-scale war. In particular, DniproHES and other Ukrainian energy facilities were hit. Since then, Russia has been regularly shelling Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
For example, the Russians destroyed the Trypillia and Zmiiv thermal power plants, causing Centrenergo to lose 100% of its generation. Also, 5 of DTEK’s 6 thermal power plants were severely damaged.
After that, power outages began again in Ukraine, Ukrenergo introduced blackout schedules, and the government raised electricity tariffs by 60% at once.
At the same time, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to build two new units at the Khmelnytsky N PP and has already received approval from the relevant parliamentary committee. The Razumkov Center has criticized these plans, but some experts believe that only traitors or scoundrels are against the construction of nuclear power plants today.
Russia launched another massive attack on the Ukrainian energy sector on August 26. This time, they hit distribution and power generation systems, and the Kyiv hydroelectric power plant was also attacked.
Russia carried out the most massive shelling of Ukraine on November 17, 2024, firing 127 cruise, ballistic, and supersonic missiles and 109 attack drones. DTEK reported serious damage to its thermal power plants.
Some experts believe that the blackouts could last until spring. And the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine voiced the worst-case scenario, which envisages blackouts of up to 20 hours a day.
