Energy company DTEK warns Russia might stage terror attack on one of its plants

Kryvyi Rih TPS
Kryvyi Rih TPS

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Earlier, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson claimed that there were Ukrainian troops at the power plant.

“Reports of armed personnel on the premises of DTEK Kryvyi Rih TPS are absolutely fake,” DTEK said, commenting on the Russian claim.

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According to the company, there is, and never was any military presence at the facility. Only the regular staff of the facility is present on site, operating the power plant.

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“The company (DTEK) considers such claims by the officials of the aggressor country as attempts to justify further terror attacks on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure by its invading forces,” DTEK’s message said.

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