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russia strikes DTEK thermal power plant as temperatures drop below freezing

19 November 2025, Ukraine
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russia strikes DTEK thermal power plant as temperatures drop below freezing
russia strikes DTEK thermal power plant as temperatures drop below freezing
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  • Fifth large-scale attack on DTEK thermal power plants in October-November 2025
  • Strike occurred on 19th November as temperatures fell to -3°C
  • Plant equipment damaged

russia conducted another attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. In the early hours of Tuesday, 19th November, a DTEK thermal power plant came under attack.

No casualties were reported in this latest strike. However, plant equipment sustained damage.

Following the attack, energy workers immediately began restoration work.

This marks the fifth large-scale attack on the company's thermal power plants in October and November. Three energy workers have been injured across these recent strikes.

The previous attack on the company's thermal power plant occurred on 8th November.

Since the start of the full-scale invasion, DTEK thermal power plants have been targeted more than 210 times.

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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.