Drone Strike Causes Fire at Russian Thermal Power Plant
A fire broke out at the Chatursk thermal power plant in the Moscow Oblast following a Ukrainian drone attack on Sunday. The plant, located approximately 140 km east of moscow, experienced a fire reportedly starting in an electricity distribution unit. According to Moscow Oblast Governor Andrei Vorobyov, via Telegram, the facility is currently undergoing reconstruction.
The Russian Ministry of Defence stated that air defense systems intercepted a total of 75 drones overnight from Saturday to Sunday, with two downed in the Moscow Oblast.Despite these interceptions, some drones reached their targets, resulting in damage to the CHP plant in Szatura.
The szatura CHP plant, originally named after Vladimir Lenin, has a capacity of 1,500 MW and is one of Russia’s oldest thermal power plants, with construction beginning in 1920. it provides electricity and heat to the eastern part of the moscow Oblast. The fire reportedly impacted a critical electricity distribution unit responsible for transmitting power to the grid.
Sources: Telegram, Interfax.ru
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