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14 August 2024, Ukraine

Video profiles: Heroes on the energy frontline

In a recent video, serialized below, journalists from Slidstvo.Info joined DTEK workers striving to repair and restore thermal power plants, and a team traveling into the face of danger to bring light back to local communities by restoring damaged power grids.

Slidstvo.Info is a team of independent professional journalist with a mission to educate Ukraine and the rest of the world on the damage inflicted by Russian troops and the country's crimes against Ukraine.

Watch the videos below:

????Watch: DTEK's heroic energy workers share their stories from Ukraine's energy frontline. Despite damage to 90% of our thermal plants, our team works tirelessly to keep the country powered. This winter, every kilowatt matters.

Video by @Slidstvo_info #FightForLight pic.twitter.com/IqE653qWsn
— DTEK Group (@dtek_en) July 22, 2024

DTEK Grids repair crew attacked while restoring power in frontline areas. Despite artillery fire and constant danger, our workers persist. They're the lifeline for war-torn communities, working in body armor under unimaginable stress. Watch their story:

Video by @Slidstvo_info … pic.twitter.com/N7DXFcLBpL
— DTEK Group (@dtek_en) July 25, 2024

➡ 'Everyone is working, nobody is hiding,' says Oleksiy, one of our energy workers on TPP.

Watch our team's story filmed by @Slidstvo_info . #FightForLight pic.twitter.com/Lw1ciz16K0
— DTEK Group (@dtek_en) July 29, 2024

DTEK power engineers under direct attack while restoring electricity on the frontline.

➡️Repair crew spotted by enemy drones
➡️Forced to evacuate multiple times due to incoming fire
➡️'They won't let us work today,' reports our engineer

Despite constant danger, our teams… pic.twitter.com/15Ck9y4IIv
— DTEK Group (@dtek_en) August 1, 2024

Originally published on Slidstvo.Info .

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About DTEK

DTEK Group is the largest private investor in the energy sector of Ukraine. The Group employs 55,000 people.

DTEK Group's companies are engaged in coal and natural gas mining, electricity production at wind, solar and thermal power plants, trade energy resources in the Ukrainian and international markets, distribute and supply electricity to consumers, provide energy-efficient services to customers, and develop a network of high-speed charging stations. In accordance with the Strategy 2030, DTEK strives to transform into a more energy-efficient, environmentally friendly and technological business, guided by ESG principles. DTEK is a member of the World Economic Forum's Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI). Our goal is to achieve carbon neutrality.

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, DTEK Group has restored power supply to more than 11 million consumers in the regions affected by the hostilities. DTEK Group is 100% owned by SCM Limited. The ultimate beneficiary is Rinat Akhmetov.