Two DTEK engineers wounded as russian strike knocks out power to 140,000 Kyiv residents
The strike damaged a DTEK Grids production facility and energy assets across the city, cutting electricity to 140,000 residents. Repair crews mobilised under active air-raid alerts, prioritising critical infrastructure.
Power has been restored to 110,000 households; work is ongoing to reconnect the remaining customers.
Kyiv region update:
A missile attack on the Kyiv region overnight damaged electricity networks, energy equipment and a company facility. Over 1,200 households remain without power. Repair crews are working under active air-raid alerts to restore supply.
About DTEK
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.