Kyiv Faces Heating Crisis as Major Power Plant Is Damaged
Almost a third of Kyiv is without heat after overnight explosions, with officials citing damage to the Trypilska power plant in Kyiv Region.
Nearly one third of Kyiv has been left without heat supply, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported.
In a statement published on his Telegram channel, Klitschko said that a significant portion of the Ukrainian capital is currently experiencing disruptions in heating services.
Earlier, Ukrainian media reported that emergency power outages were introduced in Kyiv following explosions that occurred overnight into Saturday.
Meanwhile, Serhii Nahorniak, a member of Ukraine’s parliament, said that the Trypilska Thermal Power Plant in Kyiv Region was damaged as a result of a Russian strike. According to him, the damage effectively nullified a year’s worth of restoration work at the facility.
The Trypilska Thermal Power Plant is located on the banks of the Dnieper River in Kyiv Region, approximately 13 kilometers south of Kyiv, near the village of Trypillia. The nearest city to the plant is Ukrainka. It is the largest power station in the region and supplies electricity to Kyiv, Cherkasy, and Zhytomyr regions.