Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON DC, 1st April. According to Ukrainian power generating company Centrenergo on Sunday had reported that the Zmiivska thermal power plant in eastern Kharkiv region had been destroyed in a Russian missile attack.
The missile hit on March 22 destroyed all the plant’s units and damaged auxiliary equipment, Centrenergo said in a report.
The workers are still clearing the rubble at the site and there is no access to most of the plant’s equipment, news media reported.
The report added that Russia fired 88 missiles and 63 Shahed combat drones at Ukraine, which Ukrainian authorities described as the largest strike onenergy infrastructure to date.
Local media reported that the Zmiivska TPP had a capacity of 2,200 MW, is the largest power generating facility in eastern Ukraine.
The Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement that the Russian military launched massive missile and drone attacks on energy and military facilities in Ukraine that day, and “all goals of the massive strike have been achieved”.
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