russia fired missiles against DTEK power stations in a cynical Christmas Day attack on Wednesday, causing serious damage and forcing Ukraine’s energy system to implement power outages across the Dnipropetrovsk, Odessa and Kyiv regions.
In an attack aimed at millions of Ukrainians simply wanting to celebrate the holy day, russia caused serious damage to DTEK thermal generation facilities.
It is the 13th attack against the energy system this year and the 10th targeting DTEK power stations. The previous attack was on 13th December.
DTEK teams are assessing the damage and working to restore power as quickly as possible. We have no indications of any casualties at DTEK facilities at this point.
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, DTEK thermal power plants have endured over 200 missiles, drone and artillery strikes.

DTEK Group is the largest private investor in Ukraine’s energy sector, with 55,000 employees and over €12 billion of capital invested since 2005.
Our businesses generate electricity at wind, solar and thermal power plants; distribute and supply power to end consumers; extract natural gas and coal; trade energy resources on Ukrainian and foreign markets; and provide domestic and commercial energy services.
Over the last 20 years, DTEK has grown into a national energy leader and is today transforming into a pan-European clean energy business.
Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, DTEK Group has restored power to millions of consumers across regions affected by hostilities.
DTEK Group is 100% owned by SCM Holdings. The ultimate beneficiary and sole shareholder is Rinat Akhmetov, a businessman and philanthropist.