Underground power plants in Zhytomyr Kharchenko dispelled a popular energy myth Russian attacks damaged critical energy infrastructure and high-voltage grids that deliver energy from generating stations to consumers. Amidst the threat of long-term outages, rumors are spreading about supposedly protected underground backup power facilities in Zhytomyr. Is this true? Oleksandr Kharchenko, director of the Energy Research Center, denied in a note to Ukrainform the information about underground energy supply in Zhytomyr, calling it a complete fake. Ocariniform.