Sienkevych: Russians attacked Mykolaiv CHP plant

Mayor of Mykolaiv Oleksandr Sienkevych, photo: NikVesti

The mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Sienkevych, said that at night the Russian military attacked the Mykolaiv CHP plant.

He said this in a telethon with Yedyni Novyny.

«Russian terrorists attacked the city at night. The Russians attacked our company, Mykolaiv CHP, and left a large part of the city without centralised heat supply. Now we are all working on solving this problem and today we have the main goal — to start heating, at least the part of the CHPP that was working to heat the city», Sienkevych said.

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Shelling of Mykolaiv on 16 February: what is known

On 16 February, at 0:50, the first explosion occurred in Mykolaiv. Later it became known that the city was under attack by drones. By 1:42 a.m., six more explosions had occurred in Mykolaiv.

In the morning, the head of the Mykolaiv regional military administration, Vitalii Kim, said that the strike had damaged critical infrastructure and apartment buildings. At least four shops, a catering facility and office premises were also damaged.

In addition, a 64-year-old man was injured in the attack. He was hospitalised and his condition is currently assessed as satisfactory.

Later, it became known that as a result of the nighttime Russian shelling , some residents of the city were left without heat supply.

According to the mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Sienkevych, work is underway to assess the damage and restore heat supply. 46,000 customers are currently without heat supply.