Russia’s attack on the Dnipro hydroelectric power plant resulted in the death of one person and damage to the plant
On March 22, DniproHES, Ukraine’s largest hydroelectric power plant, came under fire, killing one person. The attack was reported by Ukrhydroenergo, which emphasized that despite the attack, there was no threat to the dam itself and the situation remained under control.
Ukrhydroenergo director Ihor Syrota said in an interview with Radio Liberty that the plant suffered two direct hits, which damaged HPP-2 and may make it impossible to use it in the future. Restoration of the damaged equipment and machine room will require additional assessments and work.
The Office of the Prosecutor General reported the death of a person as a result of the attack and opened proceedings on the violation of the laws and customs of war.
The Center for Countering Disinformation noted that after the shelling, Russia may resort to IPSO aimed at sowing panic among the population, in particular by spreading false information about the “destruction of the dam” and a possible complete power outage in Ukraine. The Center emphasized that such information was untrue.
As a reminder, on March 22, Russian occupation forces carried out another massive shelling of Ukraine. Russian terrorists have launched 151 air attack weapons at Ukraine: 63 Shahed-136/131 strike UAVs, 12 Iskander-M ballistic missiles, 40 X-101/X-555 cruise missiles, 5 X-22 cruise missiles, 7 X-47M2 Kinzhal aerial ballistic missiles, 2 X-59 guided air missiles, and 22 S-300/S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles. This was reported by the Air Force of Ukraine.
Ukrainian air defense destroyed 92 air targets as a result of the air battle:
- 55 attack UAVs of the Shahed-136/131 type;
- 35 X-101/X-555 cruise missiles;
- 2 X-59 guided missiles.
As a result of the Russian attack, critical energy civilian infrastructure in many areas was damaged. In particular, in Kharkiv, Dnipro, Sumy and Zaporizhzhia regions. Overhead power lines, substations, Dnipro hydroelectric power station and DTEK’s thermal power plants were damaged. Power engineers are carrying out restoration work.
Against this backdrop, U.S. officials urged Ukraine not to resist Moscow and not to retaliate against Russian energy facilities. That is, “take it for granted” because Americans fear rising energy prices. This was reported by the Financial Times, citing its own sources.
According to FT sources, the White House is growing increasingly frustrated by the “brazen” Ukrainian drone attacks that have hit refineries, terminals, depots and storage facilities across western Russia, damaging its oil production capacity. Unfortunately, the fact that Russians are shelling Ukraine and killing Ukrainians does not concern the United States.
