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DTEK coal mine hit in russian attack. Evacuation of almost 500 miners underway

25 October 2025, Ukraine
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DTEK coal mine hit in russian attack. Evacuation of almost 500 miners underway
DTEK coal mine hit in russian attack. Evacuation of almost 500 miners underway
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  • Mine in Dnipropetrovsk region attacked.
  • 496 mine workers underground at the time of the attack; no casualties reported
  • 7th large-scale attack on DTEK’s coal operations in Donetsk/Dnipropetrovsk in past two months

russia attached a DTEK mine in the Dnipropetrovsk region on 25th October. An evacuation of all 496 personnel who were underground is currently underway.

According to preliminary information, no workers underground or on the surface sustained injuries. DTEK cannot identify the mine for security reasons.

Engineering teams are working to minimise damage in order to restore operations as soon as possible.

This attack represents the seventh large-scale assault by enemy forces on the company's coal facilities in Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions within the last two months, demonstrating a systematic targeting of Ukraine's critical energy infrastructure.

In the face of intensifying russian attacks, DTEK employees are doing everything possible to maintain the supply of energy to Ukrainians and to ensure the wider stability of Ukraine's energy system.

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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.