A DTEK Energy thermal power plant near frontline fighting with russia was hit in an attack designed to damage Ukraine's energy system, late on Monday night.
No employees were hurt on this occasion but the attack on civilian infrastructure caused severe damage and knocked out power and water to a nearby town.
The attacks, which the International Criminal Court says constitute a crime against humanity, are the 37th russian strike on a DTEK power stations and the second this autumn. Last winter occupying forces launched over 1,200 attacks on Ukraine's energy system and plunged millions of citizens into cold and dark conditions, and denying other basic services, for weeks on end.
DTEK engineers are working to repair the damage and restore power and water supply as soon as possible.
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.