(21 May 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Central Ukraine – 21 May 2024
1. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock looking at damage
2. Baerbock looking and Ukraine’s Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko explaining
3. Close of Baerbock
4. Close of rocket part
5. Mid of damaged power plant
6. Mid of damage
7. Mid of Baerbock and Halushchenko
8. Mid of workers cleaning debris
9. Mid of Baerbock and Halushchenko
10. Close of gauge
11. Mid of Baerbock and Halushchenko
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Annalena Baerbock, German Foreign Minister:
"The Russian attacks are directly targeted at the civilian infostructure. Infrastructure like electricity what you need for daily life and that air defense was so important, but we still need way more air defense, because some of the rockets and missiles could be brought down by air defense, but obviously not all of them. And it’s directly and strategically a direct attack on infrastructure to enable the life and survival here in Ukraine and this is why I am calling worldwide to increase the air defense support, but also to increase support for reconstruction."
13. Wide of damaged plant
14. Close of damage
STORYLINE:
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock toured a heavily damaged thermal power plant in central Ukraine on Tuesday.
She was accompanied on the tour by Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko.
A Russian missile barrage on April 11 eliminated the plant’s generation capacity.
Baerbock witnessed how workers of Centrenergo, a state company which operates the plant, scooped up rubble.
Ukraine has been desperate to make repairs to meet rising summer and winter time demand for power.
The majority of Ukraine’s thermal plants, which were destroyed in successive Russian attacks since March, were built during the Soviet Union era.
Finding spare parts is difficult, and Ukraine is hoping European partners can step in.
During the tour, Baerbock spoke about Ukraine’s need for more air defenses to strike down Russian missiles targeting critical energy infrastructure in the future.
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