Every Ukrainian power plant damaged: Zelenskyy asks for urgent equipment supply

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that every power plant in Ukraine has been damaged in one way or another by Russian attacks.

Source: Zelenskyy in an address to the participants of the 30th Ibero-American Summit on 5 November

Details: According to Zelenskyy, the Russians are using drones and missiles to hit even the energy equipment that Ukrainian nuclear power plants depend on.

Zelenskyy called on Spain and Latin American countries to help with the urgent supply of transformers, power cables, electrical equipment and diesel and gas generators.

In particular, Ukraine is interested in transformers from Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia, power cables from Chile, and electrical equipment, cables and generators from Spain.

Quote: "We need equipment that works with our power grid. And we need it fast."

Details: He asked partners to help establish direct cooperation with companies and get these supplies to Ukraine as quickly as possible.

Background:

• On 4 November, the Ministry of Energy reported that due to Russian attacks, Ukrainian nuclear power plants were forced to reduce their generation capacity.
• Strikes on substations have limited the energy system's ability to transmit and distribute the electricity they produce.

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