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Two DTEK engineers wounded as russian strike knocks out power to 140,000 Kyiv residents

02 June 2026, Ukraine
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Two DTEK engineers wounded as russian strike knocks out power to 140,000 Kyiv residents
Two DTEK engineers wounded as russian strike knocks out power to 140,000 Kyiv residents
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A russian missile attack on Kyiv overnight wounded two DTEK Grids engineers as they moved to a shelter. The company is providing them with medical support and assistance.

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.
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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 more than 26 million consumers in 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.