Russia strikes coal enrichment plant in today's second attack on Ukrainian energy company
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8 October, 17:43
The destroyed coal enrichment plant. Screenshot from a video by DTEK
Russian forces carried out two attacks against DTEK on 8 October, hitting a plant in Donetsk Oblast where coal for thermal power stations is enriched.
Source: DTEK, the largest private energy company in Ukraine
Details: The company reported that staff on duty were in shelters during the strikes and no one was injured.
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This was the third large-scale attack on this facility in the past month and a half.
"The equipment is inoperable. The plant's operations have been suspended," the company said.
Background: Earlier, Russian forces attacked a DTEK thermal power plant, injuring two power engineers and causing serious damage to the facility's equipment.
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