Ukraine’s race to keep the lights on | DW News

120 days - roughly four months: That’s how much time Maxim Timchenko reckons Ukraine has until cold weather sets in, raising the pressure on Ukraine’s crippled power infrastructure. Timchenko is CEO of the country’s largest private energy operator, DTEK, which has lost power plants in recent Russian attacks - part of a Russian offensive that has wiped out half of Ukraine’s power production. He tells Steven Beardsley how he’s now trying to scrape together every bit of generating capacity he can find, including from renewables.
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[@johnvl6358]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 We're all just SHOCKED!! How could this hapoen? You told us the Russians only had shovels to fight with and only used human wave tactics......

[@willeisinga2089]

And Sticks and Stones.

[@johnadam2885]

I am surprised that Russia did not this in 2022. They were too soft.

[@mihaicozma4054]

Because is a military operation wot weaken Ukraine defense capability. If is a proper war this things will be smash on second wave after the communication which is first Then 3 rd will be major infrastructure

[@glebarhangelsky4351]

"We critisize Putin not for being too Putin, but for being not enough Putin". He was indeed very soft at the beginning, but hopefully this ends.

[@johnadam2885]

@@glebarhangelsky4351 Russia's hand is forced by the west egging along the Ukrainians. It is only when the Ukranians launched cross border attacks, Russia took the decision to destroy the power generation plants. Till then, they had only hit the power distribution network.

[@Masterrunescapeer]

The more he does this, the more support Europe and US will give Ukraine. The 1977 war crimes protocol lists targeting indispensable to the survival of the civilian population.

[@africa...foodandlifestyle5511]

Yesterday You just reported that Ukraine has intercepted all missiles

[@flopoz2575]

When did they report that yesterday, can you provide the link to the report? Why are you lying and why 11 people liked it?

[@AlexWolfM]

@@flopoz2575 after russian air strike there is a huge fire in ukraine airport. And it's still burning right now for more than 30 hours.

[@flopoz2575]

@@AlexWolfM I ask again, where did DW report that Ukraine intercepted all the missiles yesterday?

[@AlexWolfM]

@@flopoz2575 it was said by ukrain officials

[@flopoz2575]

@@AlexWolfM Dude, you are talking about a strike. The OP said, that DW reported that Ukraine INTERCEPTED all missiles. Which is a lie, there was no such report.

[@groundreality5360]

cost of being puppet of anglo saxon empire.

[@juancsmix]

what anglosaxon empire? point to it. puppet? how? please seek help, mental delayedness can be cured.

[@yvonnetomenga5726]

@groundreality • Russia is not an Anglo-Saxon empire, but is Russia that is destroying Ukraine's power grid. Therefore, you are wrong.

[@tesha199]

​@@juancsmix everyone knows that Zeleny is just doing what CIA says

[@ericaschulze7846]

The aftermath yet to come will be far worse than simply this

[@marisabenson1222]

Ydm

[@DjHazardous]

*It would be a great idea to move the energy sections far underground yes it would cost time and money but will be worth in the long run*

[@nenasiek]

Yep, Finland have thought ahead when it comes to this, I wish my country would have taken national security seriusly the last cpl of decades as well.

[@Alexey-kf4wr]

You're volunteering to pay for it, or to go to Ukraine and dig the pits to make it happen? If you're not, then stop pretending that you're smarter than everyone else.

[@jamesmiller2735]

Have you heard about bunker buster missiles before? You really have to dig very deeper or better still take it to the mountains,but unfortunately, Ukraine has no mountains.

[@tesha199]

And it would take 20 years to do such thing 😂😂 My God the stupidity of people

[@christopherw4527]

YOU pay for it then.

Underground?

[@timmy-wj2hc]

Have Zelensky hold elections first.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@CanadianForPutin2.5]

@TacticalFumo-sg2dt Putin just won re-election. His term has been re-newed. 🤗 Despite the fact Russia and Ukraine are engaged in the same conflict, Russia went ahead with their normal presidential elections, while Zelensky simply banned elections.. 🤔 I guess Russia just values Democracy a lot more than Ukraine does. 🇨🇦❤🇷🇺

[@alexanderswift6362]

Read the Ukrainian constitution. Some of us 1) believe in rule of law, and 2) believe that it's Ukraine business to handle its own political affairs.

[@yvonnetomenga5726]

@timmy • Why do you want President Zelensky to violate the United Nations Charter? Under the Charter, countries should not hold elections at a time of war. That is why the "elections" Russia held in Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson were in violation of the international rule of law. Top that off with the fact that Russia didn't even occupy the entire oblasts, so they excluded much of the population from voting and you have your typical rigged election.

[@tesha199]

​@TacticalFumo-sg2dt hellooo Elections were just a month ago, unlike in Ukraine. In reality, there will be no more elections in Ukraine, since there will be no more Ukraine after the war is over this year.

[@SWRural-fk2ub]

Excellent interview. Mr. .Timchenko is on top of his task, but I can't help think of him being safe and enjoying a good standard of living and comfort, whilst his countrymen are in dire danger at the front line. I know that this is likely unfair, but it is what comes to mind I am afraid. It's the same when I watch the Ukrainian football team, most of whom will be earning many tens of thousands per week in the European football leagues.

[@__3800]

"We haven't even started yet"

[@avex3903]

nato wonder weapons not working like they do in hollywood 🤣

[@PaulaViang]

No weapon can destroy the world 😅

[@CanadianForPutin2.5]

NATO Wunderwaffe not the game changers they were advertised as. 🤣 🇨🇦❤🇷🇺

[@alexanderswift6362]

@avex3903: They are, indeed not working like they do in Hollywood. They are, instead, working as expected by military professionals. Except for the Ukrainian mad lads with their HIMARS - they're the exception, and we also have to give a lot of credit to Ukrainian fire control methods there. We might also have to carve out another exception for ATACMS and similar European kit if the Russians keep losing entire S-400 systems (the radar, all the launchers...) to them, but - again - Ukrainian operational skill is critical. See Perun's video on recent developments in global arms markets to get a sense of the "Ukraine effect". To potential buyers, a warning: "Just because the Ukrainians are clapping so mnay Moskal butt-cheeks with these babies doesn't mean YOU necessarily can. User skill always matters."

[@alexanderswift6362]

@@CanadianForPutin2.5 Russian ammo dumps in 2023, and S-400 systems in 2024 both beg to disagree. You would not believe the secondary kaboom when another $200 million in Russian taxpayer money successfully intercepts a SCALP or ATACMS. The Ukrainians have been having a lot of fun recently in Crimea; the Russians, not so much.

[@avex3903]

ukraine keep winning on reddit and cartoon network

[@PerceivedREALITY999]

Ukraine’s top negotiator, Davyd Arakhamia: Russia was “prepared to end the war if we agreed to... neutrality, and committed that we would not join NATO.” But the US and UK stood in the way

[@javanava8925]

What are Russian tanks doing on Ukrainian soil!?? Who started war? War actually started by invading Crimea. Or even before that when 108 protesters civilians were killed in Kyiv by pro-Russian police.

[@CanadianForPutin2.5]

​@@javanava8925The Ukrainian police killed Ukrainian protestors? Wow, what a terrible country. 😂

[@alexanderswift6362]

So what we've learned is that Russia was prepared to end the war only if Ukraine rendered itself defenceless. While Russia was in occupation of the Donbass and Crimea, and while Ukrainian children in their thousands continue to languish in Russian orphanages. "Stop resisting, stop asking for your children back, I'm just beating you because I love you" is not a respect-worthy negotiating stance.

[@javanava8925]

@@CanadianForPutin2.5 That Police were all Russians from east parts of Ukraine. In the last couple of centuries, the Russian rulers forcibly replaced the Ukrainian population with the Russian population in those regions.

[@javanava8925]

@@CanadianForPutin2.5 Why do you live in Canada? Go to Russia and enjoy there in your freedom and human rights under that sociopathic dictator.

[@PerceivedREALITY999]

Instead of arming Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, US tax payer money should be spent on infrastructure, healthcare, education, homelessness...

[@RazorMouth]

😂

[@javanava8925]

I see you didn't mention Iraq. Why? Oh, wait... Oil... 🖕

[@CanadianForPutin2.5]

​@TacticalFumo-sg2dt"Eveeybody not as woke as me must be a bot." - Typical Liberal coping mechanism 😂 🇨🇦❤🇷🇺

[@juancsmix]

only a child level mind would say something as silly as that.

[@CanadianForPutin2.5]

@@juancsmix "Americans should give their paychecks to us, the chosen ones." Your previous comments show your entitlement. 😂🤚

[@PavlovsDog-kl8mo]

Ukraine is fighting for freedom everywhere. They ARE the thin yellow/blue line. For God's sake help these brave people in their struggle. 🇺🇦🇺🇲

[@kuchenkoren4051]

Relax. They are winning. At least that's what I read everywhere

[@avex3903]

"Joined May 31, 2024" says the poor coping nafo bot

[@zhangyiping100]

@@kuchenkoren4051 Against aggression from the 2nd most powerful military? Yeah, I would say Ukraine is doing a fantastic job.

[@timmy-wj2hc]

🤦‍♂️🤡🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@avex3903]

@@zhangyiping100 ukraine backed by 32 countries " wonder weapons , sanctions , instructors , satellites , reconnaissance " ukraine going through its 10th mobilization , kidnaping men from the streets , mining the borders with nato countries so that they cant leave .... yeah at least they winning 🤫

[@lg2058]

Time for negotiations.

[@zdravkojasovic9397]

Support for Russia 🇷🇺, Support for BRICS ❤

[@petterbirgersson4489]

No.

[@javanava8925]

🖕 Move there please!

[@torturedsoul8066]

After the Gulf War ended in 1992 the U.S. de-activated a number of air defense units across Europe. Maybe you should all start talking about re-activating those Air Defense units. It might be a wise move.

[@ВячеславМалышев-к6т]

25 years ago opt price for gas in Russia was higher than gas price to ukranian gas end consumers. DTEK couldn't predict current situation?

[@CanadianForPutin2.5]

Ukraine intercepted every missile and drone, got billions in Western tax dollars.. how is the power out? 😂

[@sirusvirus9650]

Spending other countries Tax Payers Money without their consent..... Follow the Money 💰

[@PerceivedREALITY999]

Zelensky admitted that Ukraine had no intention to honor the Minsk agreements. Who didn't want peace? Who advised against the 2022 peace talks in April? Hint: someone visited Zelensky in Kiev at that time

[@RazorMouth]

😂

[@alexanderswift6362]

It was Russia that invaded Ukraine. In 2014. it was not Ukraine that started grabbing bits of Russia. The war ends when the Russians stop land-grabbing and stop killing in other peoples' countries ... and also when they stop lying to themselves about how the war started.

[@juancsmix]

vlad, why are you still trying to push that debunked nonsense? are you running out of ideas?

[@kyounet]

Ukraine attacked Russian oil factories in winter. In the spring, Russia attacked power plants in Ukraine. Germany must build a power plant in Ukraine.

[@tesha199]

Germany has a lot of its own problems

[@fedorbutochnikow5312]

Ukraine will survive, the bombed generation stations are not of high value. The replacements are meant to be sacrificed, the more important point is to resupply Ukraine with enough power until more aid defenses are installed. Let's not kid about EU's responsibilities, air defense is of top priority and it is the responsibility of the collective West to defend Ukrainian skies.

[@avex3903]

the kidnaped ukrainian men and the ones dying on the romanian border after zelnsky's bandera regime mined it agree with you

[@fedorbutochnikow5312]

@@avex3903 please seek a mental health professional to help you cope with reality.

[@avex3903]

@@fedorbutochnikow5312 plenty of videos to confirm what i said if you want a little bit of reality , and take your own advice on getting help after reality hit you like a truck at the end of your coping phase

[@fedorbutochnikow5312]

@@avex3903 I suggest you start saving for that ticket to Istanbul.

[@nvmtt]

(it is the responsibility of the collective West to defend)- this aint houthi air force. nato air defence effectiveness has already decreased to 30% interception rate. you cant supply both idf and ukraine at the same time.

[@johnadam2885]

Russia has been generous and only stepped it up gradually. First, the power transmission lines - that was a warning for Ukraine. Ukraine continued its misbehaviour, then Russia destroyed the power generation units also.

[@RoonnyAudisho]

@TacticalFumo-sg2dt 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@johnadam2885]

@TacticalFumo-sg2dt Do you remember US crimes ?

[@kubapuchar7069]

In addition to rebuilding big power plants, Ukraine should build as many small wind turbines with energy storage as possible. Such distributed energy supply model should be more resilient.

[@Masterrunescapeer]

That's what this talk is about, going full renewable.

[@JakeLo1991]

Did he say Iris?

[@EnjoyMoto]

Too much z bots in the comments. Don't go there

[@erik7853]

Nuclear is keeping the grid alive

[@Masterrunescapeer]

Because it's over half their original power generation, and everyone is trying to make sure do not touch nuclear, as it will end the country/basically force all of Europe into the war immediately. Don't think they'd be dumb enough to do it unless think they might lose.

[@bnatbox]

just promise that Ukraine will not ever join NATO, that's it

[@tesha199]

That was it before 2022. Now the game has evolved, and Russia is stronger than ever

[@venom-kc7ri]

ZELENSKY 🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@zhangyiping100]

Or? Hide behind a massive meeting table?

[@RazorMouth]

😂

[@m4d3y3m00dy]

Go with photovoltaic and wind power. A distributed production system will never go down. And many greetings to Mr. Putin 😊

[@GwynBleys]

Wind power lol? you need like 2k wind turbines at $4mil a piece to generate as much power as one nuclear plant and it can be destroyed in secs

[@WangMingGe]

@@GwynBleys If one spreads it out enough....solar cells on individual homes and buildings etc., it will be impossible for Russia to knock out everything. Cruise missiles are very expensive, more than the value of even most American houses, let alone houses in Ukraine.

[@WangMingGe]

Oligarchic power companies and political corruption prevent this, though, I can tell you, a LOT of Ukrainians agree with your suggestion.

[@m4d3y3m00dy]

@@GwynBleys photovoltaic and wind power all around Ukraine means many small plants, and above all on roofs of public and private houses, stations, hubs, hospitals, etc. Such a distributed production system can never be destroyed.

[@m4d3y3m00dy]

@@WangMingGe true, like everywhere... But if the change process starts from the private sector, if citizens start using photovoltaic and small turbines on their own roofs... It all becomes possible and after a while big power companies start investing in solar and wind too

[@NoInterleaving]

go green is the best way for all of us and the cheaperst

[@maxsmith3580]

what will happen with the conflict ends, the funding stops because either there is truce or Russia has won. where will Ukraine get the money to pay for the electricity from EU, build its cities and pay the salaries of Ukrainian employees.

[@mohg7793]

TTFLO

[@uhacore3uhasystems039]

😊😛🥲🖕

[@blankspace1419]

Not a signal watt för Ukraine

[@juancsmix]

why?

[@blankspace1419]

@@juancsmix why not

[@juancsmix]

@@blankspace1419 because they need energy?

[@ivankavolkova2714]

🇺🇦❤️‍🩹🙏🏻

[@mariusandreas5026]

Please! I was a billionaire and now I'm not anymore. Please donate generators to become again a billionaire 🎉

[@UKESRfertilizer]

Hahahaha

[@ricardodiaz3936]

Russia it’s winning 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@juancsmix]

your rubles will be sent in the next 30 days via western union.

[@ricardodiaz3936]

@@juancsmix no need of rubbles or anything it’s a statement of something really evident

[@juancsmix]

@@ricardodiaz3936 false. Russia is not "winning". They were supposed to "win" in three days, remember? Also, why are you celebrating? Are you just despicable or what?

[@ricardodiaz3936]

@@juancsmix i just think Russia it’s defending its own interests