Half a ton of oil leaked into Dnipro river due to the shelling of the Dnipro HPP

The preliminary estimated amount of damage to water resources in the Dnipro reaches UAH 159.3 thousand.

Half a ton of petroleum products leaked into the river due to a Russian missile hitting the engine room building of the Dnipro HPP. Ivan Fedorov, the head of Zaporizhzhya Regional Military Administration, stated this.

 To eliminate this pollution, specialists spread 480 liters of sorbent in places of local formation of foam and oil stains on an area of 5 thousand square meters.

 The State Ecoinspection recorded deviations of water quality from standards in terms of “color”, “hydrogen pH indicator” and “chemical oxygen consumption”. The preliminary estimated amount of damage to water resources is UAH 159.3 thousand.

 We will remind you that on the morning of March 22, Russian troops carried out missile strikes on numerous objects in Ukraine, including those of the energy industry.

 Unfortunately, the biggest HPP of Ukraine – Dnipro HPP in Zaporizhia – has also been hit. Currently, there is damage to both stations and the dam. In Dniprovsk HPP-2 there is a direct hit of two missiles in the resistance. Broken crane beams.Read also: Russian attacks may affect sea exports from Ukraine