Ukraine: war, refugees and an energy system under attack

Mar 16, 2022

A view shows a thermal power plant destroyed by shelling, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Okhtyrka, in the Sumy region, Ukraine March 14, 2022. Iryna Rybakova/Press service of the Ukrainian Ground Forces/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT

A Ukrainian thermal power plant destroyed by shelling in the town of Okhtyrka. Image: Iryna Rybakova/Press service of the Ukrainian Ground Forces/Handout via REUTERS

Robin Pomeroy

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— James Elder, UNICEF

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Ukraine calls on the world to help its energy system and avoid nuclear disaster

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— Yaroslav Demchenkov, Deputy Minister for European Integration, Ministry of Energy of Ukraine

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— Tatsuya Terazawa, Chairman & CEO. Institute of Energy Economics Japan

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— Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency

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