““Fortunately, the energy workers managed to hide and remained unharmed””, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
As the energy experts noted, “the repair crew worked near the front line, where they restored damaged overhead lines. At that moment, the Russians attacked her with drones.”
“Fortunately, the energy workers managed to hide and remained unharmed. The drone of the Russian occupiers hit a company car and completely destroyed it,” DTEK clarified.
Later, according to the company, the brigade was evacuated from the place of shelling.
The Ministry of Energy previously emphasized that the significant damage caused by Russia’s mass attacks, in particular one of the largest attacks on the energy industry on August 26, continues to complicate the operation of the energy system. In addition, Russian troops do not stop daily shelling of energy infrastructure facilities.
According to the ministry, since October 2022, Russia has carried out more than a thousand strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities, and this year alone, 9 GW of generating capacity was lost due to strikes.
Earlier, the UN mission stated that Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure caused significant damage and could lead to even more devastating consequences as winter approaches.