DTEK Donetsk Grids energy worker was wounded by shelling during work performance
Thermal power generation21 June 2024
Employees of DTEK Donetsk Grids came under fire during repair of equipment. The crew was carrying out restoration activities on the overhead line, damaged by the enemy attack the day before. One of the energy workers suffered fragments wounds, despite all means of protection– some fragments got stuck in the bulletproof vest. He has now received all required medical treatment, and the company continues to support him and his family for the specialist to get better as soon as possible. DSO energy workers repeatedly put themselves at risk in order to restore electricity to every Donetsk home as soon as possible.
The company follows all authorization procedures when working in the frontline area to ensure maximum safety of its employees. Work sites are explored by sappers and military, wherever it is required. And only after their permission, energy workers go for repairs. Specialists of DTEK Donetsk Grids are working in safety helmets and bulletproof vests.
But the Donetsk region is one of the most dangerous areas in Ukraine. Here, the enemy does not stop attacking neither during the day nor during the night and uses artillery, which often does not give energy workers any time to move to safety.
Nevertheless, energy workers of the Donetsk region continue to work, often risking their lives to provide residents of the region with electricity.