Ukrainian workers at thermal power plants are battling to repair equipment damaged by Russian airstrikes as winter sets in.
Workers at thermal power plants across Ukraine are desperately trying to repair infrastructure damaged by Russian airstrikes while winter sets in and temperatures plummet.
The head of the production department at one plant, which has not been named due to security concerns, revealed how melted snow has been trickling through holes in the roof, onto floors covered in ice.
He said the air of his plant is thick with the smell of burnt metal and scorched concrete—a reminder of the Russian missile strikes that targeted the facility weeks earlier.
Oleksandr, who did not wish to reveal his full name, said « Workers at a thermal power plant that’s supposed to produce electricity are walking on frozen floors and using firewood to keep warm. »
While most workers must take shelter during air alerts, some are required to remain on-site in the control rooms to ensure operations continue.
Dmytro, 41, a power unit operator at the plant, described the tense atmosphere: « You have to sit and wait while monitoring the trajectories of whatever was fired, but the power units keep working so we cannot just leave, we stay in the control room.
