By Dan Peleschuk

(Reuters) -Standing near the mangled exterior of his thermal power plant, the 53-year-old production manager described the now familiar job of a Ukrainian energy worker: swiftly patching up the workplace during another season of intense Russian air strikes.

“We could have done without this experience in a civilian profession, but we’ve been forced to gain it,” said Oleksandr, authorized to provide only his first name.

Inside the cavernous facility, twisted metal jutted out into the exposed sky as the scent of charred equipment hung in the air, after a Russian drone and missile attack employees described as the biggest yet.

Media were shown the plant on condition they not disclose its location or discuss specific damage for security reasons.

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