REUTERS
The largest private energy holding DTEK's Luhanska thermal power plant (TPP) in the war-torn Ukrainian-controlled town of Schastia in Luhansk region came under mortar fire late on June 15, according to DTEK Energo's press service.
"At 20:45 local time on June 15, DTEK's Luhanska TPP came under fire – a mortar shell whose diameter is about 80mm hit the motor transport department's area. None of the employees was injured amid the act of terror," it said.
According to the press service, motor transport property was damaged as a result of the incident.
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As of June 15, the plant operated with an average capacity of 50 MWh, feeding the Ukrainian power grids.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Luhanska TPP is the only power generating facility in Luhansk region's northern areas since August 2014. Until April 25, 2017, it had been working as an autonomous facility as its main transmission lines had been damaged during the Donbas war. After the lines were repaired, it was connected to the national power grids.