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The Washington Post: In Ukraine, russia’s winter attacks on infrastructure have started

14 October 2023, Ukraine
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The Washington Post: In Ukraine, russia’s winter attacks on infrastructure have started
The Washington Post: In Ukraine, russia’s winter attacks on infrastructure have started
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In an article covering the winter outlook for Ukraine’s energy sector, The Washington Post quoted DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko discussing the experience learned from systematic attacks on energy infrastructure.

  • “Two weeks ago, Ukraine’s air force said russia launched 43 cruise missiles at targets across the country. Seven slipped through the air defenses, and some struck “energy installations.”
  • “The attacks caused temporary blackouts in parts of central and western Ukraine, including the Kyiv region. Last year, russia did not begin a concerted assault on infrastructure until Oct. 10.”
  • russian attacks last year “damaged or destroyed” 41 out of 94 “crucial high voltage transforming substations,” where autotransformers are housed.

“We saw how station by station, [the system] literally switched off and stopped producing power and sending this power to the grid,” DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko said, adding, “It was something you’ve never seen in your life, and I hope you never will.”

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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.