Ukraine accuses Russia of destroying thermal power plant in Kyiv's suburbs

By Elena Teslova

MOSCOW (AA) - Ukraine on Thursday accused Russia of destroying the Trypilska thermal power plant, the most powerful energy facility in the region, located near the capital Kyiv.

Centrenergo, a company managing the plant, said in a statement the facility was completely disabled by a Russian missile strike.

It said that there was no loss of lives in the strike.

In a separate statement, Ukraine's electricity transmission operator Ukrenergo said substations and generation facilities in Odesa, Lviv, Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Zaporizhzhia regions were damaged in overnight strikes.

The energy company Naftogaz separately reported that strikes hit two gas storage facilities, however, they continue to work.

The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed it carried out a group of strikes on Ukraine's energy facilities, saying it was retaliation to attacks on Russia's oil and gas refineries.

The war in Ukraine has been going on for more than two years.