As Razvozhayev published on his Telegram channel, the UAV was apparently launched by the Ukrainian forces and caused a fire in one of the transformers, without affecting the power supply, as it was under maintenance and out of service, therefore the power supply was not affected.

When the Russian Emergencies Ministry personnel arrived at the facility, there was no longer a fire, as employees of the thermoelectric plant had put it out, the official said.

The measures taken to secure the station, he said, prevented major damage, and in fact, an electronic countermeasures station diverted the drone from its trajectory and prevented it from reaching its target.

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