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A massive missile blitz has destroyed one of Ukraine's largest power plants and left others critically damaged, officials have said.
The Trypilska plant, which was the biggest energy supplier for the Kyiv, Cherkasy and Zhytomyr regions, was left ablaze after the transformer, turbines and generators were wiped out.
Workers were able to save themselves by running for cover after the first drone hit, said Andrii Gota, of Centrenergo, the state company that runs the plant.
He told the BBC: 'The scale of the destruction is horrifying. It cannot be assessed in monetary terms. This is the biggest challenge for us in the entire history of the enterprise. But I am convinced we will cope with it.'
The Trypilska plant was the biggest energy supplier for the Kyiv, Cherkasy and Zhytomyr regions. Emergency workers extinguish a fire after a Russian attack
