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Two DTEK engineers escape russian drone strike seconds before vehicle is destroyed

18 March 2026, Ukraine
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Two DTEK engineers escape russian drone strike seconds before vehicle is destroyed
Two DTEK engineers escape russian drone strike seconds before vehicle is destroyed
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Two electrical engineers survived a direct strike by russian FPV drones in Dnipropetrovsk region on 17th March after spotting the incoming aircraft and abandoning their vehicle moments before impact.

The crew, dispatched by DTEK Dnipro Grids for a scheduled inspection of an overhead power line near a frontline village, noticed two drones closing in on their minibus and evacuated immediately. The first drone hit the front of the vehicle; the second set it alight. The minibus was destroyed. Both workers were uninjured. Police and emergency services were notified.

The incident is part of a sustained pattern of strikes on civilian energy personnel operating in forward areas of Ukraine. DTEK Grids crews work under a protocol requiring clearance from the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the State Emergency Service before any field repair can begin.

Despite the permanent danger, DTEK teams restored electricity to 38,656 households across 82 towns and villages in the oblast within 48 hours.

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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.