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Snow blankets shattered machinery inside a wrecked Ukraine power plant

(10 Feb 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Ukraine (specific location not given for security purposes) - 9 February 2026 1. Wide of workers removing metal from energy unit in one of facilities of DETK, private energy company 2. Various of workers cutting metal inside energy unit 3. Wide of damage inside energy unit 4. Workers cutting metal inside energy unit 5. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Volodymyr (no last name for security reason), supervisor of the boiler and turbine department: "The situation is very difficult and uncontrollable (referring to the Russian shelling of energy infrastructure). During the attack, we were in the control room, carrying out routine operations for the power unit and working as usual. It's sad to recall." 6. Wide of damage inside energy unit 7. Workers removing metal from energy unit 8. Close of workers cutting metal 9. Worker removing metal from energy unit 10. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Yevhen (no last name for security reason), senior operator of power unit: "There are no walls or roofs on the street, so it is physically difficult to work." 11. Wide of damage inside energy unit 12. Mid of electrical power transformer 13. Close of workers 14. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Oleksandr (no last name for security reason), head of production department: "We simply have no other choice; there is no other option. How can we give up when we all understand that our work is for our victory, for our salvation, for our future life?" 15. Various of workers removing metal 16. Various of workers cutting metal inside energy unit STORYLINE: Inside a wrecked power plant, snow blankets twisted metal and shattered machinery where a roof once stood. Repair crews move carefully through the debris, dismantling equipment too badly damaged to save, while welders work in the open air, rebuilding skeletal structures amid freezing temperatures.  The facility, operated by DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, was recently hit by a Russian strike as part of a sustained campaign targeting the country’s energy infrastructure. For security reasons, the location of the plant, the timing of the attack and the identities of workers cannot be disclosed.  The damage is extensive. Entire sections of the hall lie exposed to the winter elements, turning the repair effort into a race against both time and cold. Workers say conditions inside the plant are essentially outdoors, with temperatures dropping to minus 10 degrees Celsius.  “The situation is very hard and uncontrolled,” one plant worker said, describing the aftermath of the most recent attack.  Another repairman said the lack of walls and a roof makes the work physically exhausting, as crews operate in snow and freezing wind while handling heavy machinery.  Despite the destruction, workers say quitting is not an option.  “How can we give up if we all understand that this work is necessary for our victory, for our salvation, for our future life,” another employee said on camera.  The strike on this facility is part of a broader Russian campaign aimed at disrupting Ukraine’s power supply during one of the coldest winters of the past decade.  According to Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy, Russian forces attacked energy infrastructure facilities over 4,500 times in 2025 alone. Since the start of the 2025–2026 heating season, Ukrainian security services have documented 256 aerial attacks on energy facilities and district heating systems across the country, officials said.  In total, Ukraine has lost nearly 30 gigawatts of capacity, equivalent to five nuclear power plants of that scale.  Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...