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After the numerous missile strikes on the Ukrainian nuclear power plants, 50% of the energy system in the country was destroyed.

This is what the former energy minister of Ukraine, Ivan Plachkov, said in the studio of "Hello, Bulgaria". 

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"The situation is very serious.

The Ukrainian power system was hit by 11 missiles.

We had a complete blackout due to the shutdown of all nuclear power plants.

Now electricity is supplied for 3-4 hours a day, and here it is minus 5 degrees", explained Plachkov.  

According to him, people heat with gas, some even move to the villages.

And those who cannot - visit the special points where there is electricity. 

People are not calm, but they are behaving confidently, without panic, but they think there will be more missile strikes, he added. 

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According to the former Ukrainian energy minister, the restoration of the energy system in the country would take a year and a half.

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