In an article covering Ukraine's winter preparation, The Kyiv Independent quoted Antonina Antosha, spokeswoman for DTEK, discussing the assumption that russia will again resort to the same tactics this year – will carry out a wave of attacks on energy facilities.

"There is no doubt that russia will resort to energy terrorism once again," Antonina Antosha told the Kyiv Independent.

The Ukrainian grid system was built in Soviet times in close partnership with russian engineers and other specialists, Antosha said. They still know how Ukraine's power system works and its weak points.

  • Debris from a russian attack on a DTEK thermal power plant at an undisclosed location in Ukraine following russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022
  • Debris from a russian attack on a DTEK thermal power plant at an undisclosed location in Ukraine following russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022
  • Debris from a russian attack on a DTEK thermal power plant at an undisclosed location in Ukraine following russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022

"Those people used to be our colleagues and partners, and now they are the enemies and war criminals who use their knowledge to make millions of people suffer," Antosha said.

DTEK's Antosha said the company still needs over $190 million to fix its infrastructure.

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