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...d modernisation of the power grid. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Russia has attacked DTEK’s thermal power plants more than 220 times. Every station has been hit, with damage or destruction reported at each site. Alongside strikes on generation, power-grid infrastructure has also been repeatedly targeted. As a result, around 1,400 substations and other distribution assets were damage...

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... transformers – vital equipment Ukraine is desperately procuring from international partners tas stocks run low.   But this story is not just about destruction. It’s about people.   In a sandbag-lined control room,  Yurii , a shift supervisor, remains at post during air raids while others run for ...

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...e Christmas season was intended to highlight the conditions under which Ukraine’s power system has been operating for a fourth consecutive year — under constant attacks and with extensive destruction of generation facilities and grids. The event aimed to document the real state of energy assets and draw attention to the sector’s urgent need for funding, equipment, and protection. &ldq...

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... call on international partners to: Provide funding and spare equipment to urgently restore energy infrastructure; Enhance the supply of air defence systems and ammunition to prevent further destruction. Since full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine's energy infrastructure has been extensively targeted, with DTEK reporting over 210 strikes on its thermal power plants. In 2024, DTEK lost approxima...

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... to restore its power grid and bolster air defences. DTEK CEO, Maxim Timchenko, said: "Based on the intensity of attacks for the past two months, it is clear Russia is aiming for the complete destruction of Ukraine's energy system. We call on Ukraine's allies to defeat them by ramping up supplies of replacement energy equipment, emergency funding to rebuild power stations and rapidly reinforcing Ukra...

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...tion this attack is a bad blow in our efforts to keep power flowing this winter.     Based on the intensity of attacks for the past two months, it is clear russia is aiming for the complete destruction of Ukraine's energy system. We call on Ukraine's allies to defeat them by ramping up supplies of replacement energy equipment, emergency funding to rebuild power stations and rapidly reinforcing Ukra...

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...ld title fight at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, DTEK’s energy infrastructure has been one of the primary targets of russian strikes. At the peak of destruction, 90% of its thermal generation capacity was damaged or destroyed. Despite the ongoing attacks, the company continues to restore critical infrastructure — thanks in part to the efforts of vetera...

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... Greg Jackson, Founder and CEO of Octopus Energy Group , said: “Ukraine – and specifically DTEK – has demonstrated incredible resilience and agility in the face of unprecedented destruction to its energy system. They are rebuilding at pace and pioneering a decentralised, smart energy system powered by homegrown renewables – and this is exactly where Kraken can be highly effective....

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...uld help rebuild." "We have power plants that we've rebuilt three or four times. People spend four months reconnecting power units to the grid, and then there's shelling again. We live in a cycle: destruction, reconstruction, destruction. It's not easy, either mentally or physically. But if someone asks if I would do it again? Of course I would, because what's the choice? Lack of electricity would impact ...

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...ar. In the fourth year of unprecedented energy terror, it has been memorialised in the permanent exhibition of the War Museum. The destroyed transformer is one small demonstration of the extensive destruction that Ukrainian energy infrastructure has suffered from russian attacks. Since the beginning of the russian invasion, more than 2,300 missiles and drones have been fired at Ukraine's energy infrastruc...

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...er destroyed by russian forces during an attack on a thermal power station. The installation aims to provide Ukrainians and international visitors with a firsthand view of the devastating scale of destruction caused by russian missile strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. The damaged transformer aims to raise awareness among both Ukrainian and international audiences about the consequences of attack...

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...krainian boxing legend Oleksandr Usyk continues his partnership with DTEK and our Fight for Light campaign, recently visiting a devastated energy plant in central Ukraine to witness firsthand the destruction and speak with workers. The undisputed heavyweight champion, who wore DTEK's logo during his historic victories over Tyson Fury, has become a powerful symbol in Ukraine's struggle for energy indep...

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... Since the start of the full-scale invasion, russia has launched more than 2,300 missiles and drones at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, with DTEK power plants hit over 200 times. Despite the destruction, energy workers continue to repair critical infrastructure to ensure millions of Ukrainians have light and heat. During his visit, Usyk met with energy workers who risk their lives to keep the pla...

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...aced with more resilient renewable projects including wind parks, solar installations, and battery storage. "The irony in this war is that green transition accelerated in Ukraine because of this destruction," Timchenko noted, explaining that older technologies are being replaced with clean energy solutions. He envisions Ukraine's future generation mix consisting primarily of nuclear and renewables, po...

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