Russians forces attempted to strike the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Station (HPS) on the night of March 29th As stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Russia aims to replicate the catastrophe at the Kakhovka HPP RBC-Ukraine explains why Russia attacked the Dniester HPS and what Moldova has to do with it statements from President Volodymyr Zelensky the head of the Chernivtsi Regional Military Administration Ruslan Zaparaniuk a candidate of technical sciences and former director of integrated communications at Naftogaz Ukraine after the meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief Zelenskyy announced that Russians attempted to attack the Kaniv and Dniester Hydroelectric Power Stations overnight "The terrorist country seeks to repeat the ecological disaster in the Kherson region just as the Russian war will not stop if it is not stopped together and in time in Ukraine," he wrote in his Telegram channel As reported by the head of the Chernivtsi Regional Military Administration enemy missiles were intercepted before reaching the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Station the explosive wave damaged the administrative building and rocket fragments damaged the water pipeline in the village of Ozheve law enforcement officers are conducting investigative actions Inspection teams and a special commission have been formed to assess the damages," added the regional leader It should be noted that the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Station is located on the border of the Chernivtsi and Vinnytsia regions As stated in a comment to RBC-Ukraine by expert Maksym Bilyavskyi Russian attacks on Ukrainian hydroelectric power stations could entail several risks simultaneously there's the risk of a technological disaster the risk of losing generating power capacity this could create problems with water supply I would like to draw attention to the fact that these facilities have been targeted before the enemy already attempted to attack the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Station Here it is necessary to understand why the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Station lies in Moldova's assistance with electricity transit to Ukraine The second reason is that Moldova is partially dependent on power stations located in the Transnistria region for its energy balance the aggressor aimed to achieve these two goals to diminish Ukraine's capabilities to receive electricity from neighboring countries is to increase Moldova's dependency virtually to 100% on electricity from power stations located in the Transnistria region," he explained Regarding the threat of hydroelectric power stations being destroyed by Russian attacks "Because when hydroelectric dams are designed they are designed to withstand a force equivalent to the impact of a Boeing 777 falling from an altitude of 10,000 meters The machinery compartments and turbines are submerged underwater The only things that could be damaged are administrative buildings and switches that facilitate the connection of the hydroelectric power stations to the unified power grid," the expert said On the night of March 29, the Russian army once again attacked Ukraine from the air. The enemy deployed 60 kamikaze drones and 39 missiles of various types across Ukraine Anti-aircraft defenses managed to destroy 56 drones and 29 missiles The enemy's attack targeted energy facilities. Specifically, Russian forces attacked three thermal power plants in Ukraine critical infrastructure objects in the Dnipropetrovsk For more details on the consequences of the enemy attack, refer to the material by RBC-Ukraine.