my ipad cable charger was damaged

Also, just to confirm,

I suggest contacting/reaching out to Apple Product support and services.

Tap on the first link below and scroll down some to get to the Apple Product Support section and phone numbers for your location/region.

https://www.apple.com/contact/

OR

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201232

If you need to, if initial 1st tier Apple customer support is of no help to you, you can calmly ask to have this issue escalated up to more responsible, senior level Apple customer support employees to see if they can come up with other possible advice/solutions to your Apple power/charger/charging cable issue, but I make no guarantees, whatsoever.

Best of Luck to You!

Bring them into your nearest, “local”, open Apple Store location and see what the employees will do for you!

Best of Luck to You!