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...
Read more... Europe's electricity sector", features DTEK as a leading case study and includes the company on its cover. Since September 2025, DTEK’s thermal power plants have faced more than 200 attacks as russian strikes have evolved into coordinated waves of drones and precision missiles designed to overwhelm energy infrastructure. In response, DTEK have kept the system running through rapid repairs, equi...
Read more... under attack on 7 th February, marking the tenth large-scale assault on the company's facilities since October as russia intensifies its campaign against Ukraine's energy infrastructure. The strikes damaged equipment at several plants. Repair crews began restoration work immediately after the bombardment ended, coordinating efforts with national grid operator Ukrenergo. The escalation since O...
Read more...dtable focused on moving Ukraine from wartime resilience to long-term economic recovery and growth on the margins of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. The discussion took place as overnight russian strikes targeted energy infrastructure in Kyiv and other cities, cutting power, water and heat to more than one million people during sub-zero temperatures. The roundtable brought together Ukraini...
Read moreA DTEK thermal power plant was seriously damaged by a russian missile attack in the early hours of 13th January, marking the eighth large-scale assault on the company's generation facilities since October 2025. Repair crews began damage assessment immediatel...
Read more...ttacks on Ukraine's energy system. The scene is stark and unsettling: burnt-out cars in the car park, shattered windows, torn roofs and walls from direct strikes. Scattered around the site are mangled pipes and charred transformers – vital equipment Ukraine is desperately procuring from international partners tas&...
Read moreEuropean Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos has visited a DTEK thermal power plant (TPP) damaged in recent russian attacks – inspecting work to restore a facility that over one million Ukrainians rely on for electricity. The power station, which cannot be named for security reasons, is one of multiple ci...
Read more...This is the sixth massive attack on the company’s thermal power plants since October but the first since 19 th November. DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko wrote on LinkedIn : “A fresh russian outrage against civilian targets in Ukraine overnight. Several DTEK power stations have been seriously damaged in combined missile and drone attacks. We are doing everything possible to restore infra...
Read moreThe Kyiv Independent has published an interview with Oleksiy Povolotskiy, DTEK's Head of Office for Energy Infrastructure Recovery, exploring the mounting challenges facing Ukraine's energy system as russian attacks intensify and compatible spare parts across Europe become harder to find. After nearly four years of full-scale invasion and relentless attacks, Ukraine’s stock of compatible equipme...
Read more... which took place on 30 th October, was among the most massive and prolonged since the beginning of the invasion, inflicting substantial damage on critical infrastructure. During the same period, russian forces conducted more than ten large-scale strikes on DTEK coal enterprises in the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions. On 6 th November, attacks on the region’s energy infrastructure left eigh...
Read more“ We heard the whistle of missiles. It was clear what it was. We dropped to the floor. There wasn’t even time to feel fear .” Oleksandr has faced repeated russian missile and drone attacks as an engineer at one DTEK power station. After an attack on one plant this Wednesday, we share his story. Q: What is your memory of the first attack? ...
Read more...orcing Ukraine's air defences." Read the full article Bloomberg & New York Post: Massive attacks target DTEK facilities Bloomberg and New York Post reported on a large-scale russian attacks with more than 650 drones and over 50 missiles that seriously damaged DTEK’s thermal power plants. DTEK CEO, Maxim Timchenko, described the strikes as “a bad blow in our efforts t...
Read moreAs Ukraine approaches winter, russia launched a series of massive strikes on the country’s energy system over the past week – with DTEK suffering attacks on power stations, a gas facility and coal enrichment plant. 10 th October: russia attacks DTEK pow...
Read more...e to power station equipment. The injured worker received immediate medical assistance and was transported to hospital. DTEK's engineers began damage assessment and restoration work as soon as the strikes ended. We cannot identify the power stations for national security reasons. This marks the third attack on DTEK facilities in less than a week. On 7 th October, strikes on a thermal power station...
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