Gromada exclusive. The aggressor is destroying Kharkiv's heat and power industry. "Did you create it...?"

Only after the rubble is cleared and the inspection is completed will it be possible to fully assess the damage. However, it is already clear that the repairs will be labor-intensive and costly, comparable to new construction.

It is easy to find colorful pictures of the beautiful CHPP-5 on the Internet. Even aesthetically, the thermal power plant looks like a work of technological art. Its three power units have been gradually put into operation for almost two decades.

 At the same time, Kharkivskaya CHPP-5 is one of the most modern and environmentally friendly thermal power plants in Ukraine.

The aggressor is trying to destroy civilization in Kharkiv. And every Kharkiv citizen is angrily asking: who are you to destroy? Did you create this?

For Oleksandr Taradai, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor at the Oleksii Beketov Kharkiv National University of Municipal Economy, honorary citizen of Kharkiv and the region, heat and power engineering is his life's work.

He can still describe what each boiler house in Kharkiv and the region looks like with his eyes closed.

Exactly half a century ago, he crossed the threshold of Kharkivteplocomunenergo. He thought it would be for a while. It turned out to be for life. His memory preserves the names of people and events that have been creating the best Kharkiv heating networks in Ukraine for decades.

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