Russian forces damage Ukrainian thermal power plant and injure three power engineers

Russian forces targeted a thermal power plant belonging to DTEK, the largest private energy company in Ukraine, on the night of 19-20 June, leaving three power engineers injured and severely damaging the plant's equipment. Source: DTEK on Telegram Quote: "Another difficult night for the Ukrainian energy sector.

The Russians targeted one of DTEK's thermal power plants. Three of our colleagues have been injured. Doctors are providing all possible assistance.

The plant's equipment has also been severely damaged."

Details: At present, power engineers are reportedly dealing with the aftermath of the attack. DTEK noted that this is the seventh large-scale attack on the company's thermal power plants in the last three months. "DTEK Energy's thermal power plants have been targeted over 180 times since the start of the full-scale invasion.

Over this period, 53 employees have been injured, and three power engineers have been killed in the attacks," the statement said.

Background: Earlier, Ukrenergo, Ukraine's national energy company, reported that civilian power infrastructure facilities had been damaged in Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk and Kyiv oblasts in the Russian attack on the night of 19-20 June.

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