Ukraine lost the Trypilska power plant on 11 April 2024 because it had no air defence missiles left to defend it.
Unresolvable Claimed by Government of Ukraine on 16 April 2024.
The statement
President Zelensky told PBS NewsHour that Russia destroyed the Trypilska power plant because Ukraine had run out of air defence missiles, saying 11 missiles were fired, 7 were shot down and 4 hit the plant.
- Origin of the claim Kyiv Independent
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | Open | Unresolvable | Open 12 months after it was said (2024-04-16) with nothing in the record to settle it. ev-20261027-byag records the destruction of the Trypilska plant on Centrenergo's word and President Zelensky's explanation. The record holds no independent evidence on Ukraine's air defence stocks or why the plant was not defended. |
Cite or reuse
The War Record, claim cl-20261027-tqex, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-tqex/