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russian drone strike kills two DTEK coal miners in Eastern Ukraine

11 September 2026, Ukraine
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russian drone strike kills two DTEK coal miners in Eastern Ukraine
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A russian drone strike on Pavlohrad, an industrial city in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, killed two DTEK coal miners and injured four others on 10th September.  

The strike hit a busy shopping area in the city during the day, setting a shop and retail pavilions on fire and damaging several vehicles and part of a central street.  

Local and national authorities reported five people killed and 67 injured across the city, including children and rescue workers. 

Vitaliy Guba, 39, a longwall miner, was killed in the attack. He is survived by his parents and wife.  

Yevhen Shevchenko, 43, a mining machine operator, was also killed. He is survived by his parents, wife, son and young daughter. 

Four other DTEK employees were injured and received emergency medical treatment. As of 11th September, they are in stable condition and continuing treatment as outpatients. DTEK is covering their treatment and rehabilitation costs and remains in contact with medical staff and their families. 

The company will also provide ongoing support to the families of Vitaliy Guba and Yevhen Shevchenko. 

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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.