Ukrainian utility workers are fighting to repair the country's electrical infrastructure, which has come under repeated Russian attacks — and the work is putting their lives at risk.
The Associated PressWorkers maintain power lines in Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, on Thursday by trimming branches off trees. In recent months, Russia has rained missiles on Ukraine to try to take out power grid equipment and facilities that keep lights on, space heaters warm and computers running.
Braharnyk's crew is one of many from energy company DTEK that moves swiftly in Kyiv — occasionally under artillery and rocket fire — to keep the city ticking. Colleagues across Ukraine do the same.From Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on down, leaders have warned that gas systems, watermains and power stations have become a new front in the war.widespread attacks on Nov.
DTEK says Russian forces have attacked its facilities 17 times since early October, including twice on Monday alone.The company has reported the deaths of more than 106 employees since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, the vast majority of them members of the military. Fourteen were killed while either off-duty or working.Oleh Braharnyk, a foreman at the electrical company DTEK, says that at the start of the war, Russian forces were launching their attacks on Kyiv from a closer distance.
The crews can't just rush in. In theory, but not always in practice, de-mining experts are expected to arrive first and give the all-clear.Clean-up crews, when needed, clear away debris and fragments from downed lines and blast destruction so trucks and heavy equipment can get through to complete the repairs.
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