Energy workers of DTEK Dnipro Grids are among the heroes of the “Support of the Frontline City” exposition in the Dnipro History Museum

The “Support of the Frontline City” exposition unites memorial elements – personal belongings, photos, fragments from the sites of attacks – with advanced multimedia stories, where voices of heroes’ families and friends are heard. It is located in the basement premise of the Dnipro History Museum – in the space, which was once a shelter and now became a symbol of the city’s resilience. 

“This project is about the people, thanks to whom we can live a normal life: go to work, study, return to warm and bright homes. Often, we do not see their work, but they are the ones maintaining our city, when troubles come. This exposition is our gratitude to everyone, who saves, restores and protects Dnipro on a daily basis,” – underscored Dnipro Deputy Mayor Kseniia Sushko. 

A special place in the exposition is reserved for the DTEK Dnipro Grids energy workers – people, who again and again restore electricity to homes after each attack. The exhibits include personal belongings of the deceased energy worker Hennadii Musatov: his driver-operator work logbook and photos. The exposition also presents fragments of damaged power facilities: part of the 150 kV current transformer, destroyed during a Shahed attack on the substation in Kryvyi Rih, fragments of the switchgear doors, targeted by the UAV in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Each of these items has its own story – a story of power, losses and invincibility. 

“Over 300 DTEK Dnipro Grids crews are working daily in Dnipro and the region to eliminate consequences of enemy attacks, repairing lines and substations, restoring electricity to the homes. Every fragment of metal exhibited at this exposition is a part of our common story. This includes the transformer, damaged by Shahed, broken substation doors, and the logbook of our deceased colleague Hennadii Musatov, where his last field trip is recorded. The exposition tells about the work of energy workers and the high price they pay every day to maintain the light,” – underscored Anton Dralov, head of the high-voltage grids operation department at DTEK Dnipro Grids. 

Since the beginning of the full-scale war, two energy workers were also wounded in the Dnipropetrovsk region during performance of their professional duties. Despite the risks, energy workers continue to hold the energy front by helping the towns stay alive. 

The exposition tells about the people who gave their lives, and about those who continue to work in spite of everything. The project is called to honor the memory of the deceased and to show the ongoing fight of their colleagues – people, who day after day support the energy industry, medical industry, transport and municipal infrastructure – the foundation of the frontline region’s life. 

You can visit the exposition in the Dnipro History Museum at the following address: Voskresenska str. 14.