Team of power engineers come under fire in Donetsk Oblast, one technician injured

A brigade of power engineers came under fire from Russian forces during repair works in Donetsk Oblast. Source: press service of Ukraine's Ministry of Energy  Quote: "In Donetsk Oblast, while performing work on one of the power lines, a team of engineers came under fire," the report said.

One of the power engineers, a 33-year-old technician, sustained injuries.

According to the press office, he was transferred to Kostiantynivka Hospital, where medics provided him with the required aid. Background:  During the most recent attacks in Ukraine on 20 June, seven people were injured at two energy facilities.

On the night of 19-20 June, Russian forces targeted a thermal power facility owned by DTEK, the largest private energy company in Ukraine, injuring three power engineers and severely damaging station equipment.

Earlier, Ukrenergo, a Ukrainian national power company, reported that the Russian attack destroyed civilian energy infrastructure facilities in four oblasts of Ukraine: Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk and Kyiv.

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