"When I got to the shelter, the first thing I did was make sure everyone was there,"
"Then the adrenaline wore off, and my whole body began to shake."
"If the generators were running, we wouldn't be able to talk like this here,"
"I know what's supposed to be running-what should be humming, what should be spinning,"
Russian forces have repeatedly targeted Ukrainian energy infrastructure, striking coal-fired power plants and using drones to force shutdowns during an unusually frigid winter. Plant operators switch critical cooling pumps and monitoring systems to emergency power and move staff to shelters during attacks, leaving turbines silent and halls cold. DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company, is operating under security constraints and damage from repeated strikes. The loss of generation and damaged equipment increases blackout risk, strains emergency systems, threatens civilian heating and safety, and forces workers to manage fragile systems under constant threat.
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