The pro-Russian authorities in temporarily occupied Donetsk Oblast have claimed that the Zuivska and Starobesheve thermal power plants were damaged on the night of 17-18 November, leaving many settlements without power.

Source: Exilenova+ Telegram channel; Denis Pushilin, the leader of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (the occupied part of Donetsk Oblast)

Details: Pushilin said that drones had damaged the Zuivska and Starobesheve power plants.

He added that many settlements had been left without electricity, causing boiler houses and filtration stations to shut down.

Local channels reported that the transformer of the second boiler had been hit during the attack on the Zuivska power plant. It has been put out of service.

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