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 leader and the biggest private investor in Ukraine’s energy sector. DTEK Group employs 55,000 people. Our companies are involved in coal and natural gas extraction; electricity generation from wind, solar, and thermal power plants; energy resources trading in local and international markets; distributing and supplying electricity to consumers; providing energy efficiency services to customers; and developing high-speed charging station networks.
Our Strategy 2030 commits DTEK Group to transforming into a more efficient, eco-friendly and technologically advanced business, guided by ESG principles. Our goal is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040.
During the war, DTEK Group has restored power-supply more that 8 million customers in the regions affected by russian hostilities.
