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Ukraine's battle to keep the lights on

As talks between Russia, the US and Ukraine begin in Abu Dhabi, we look at how Ukraine's energy network is surviving relentless Russian drone attacks.

Andrew Peach speaks to the man in charge of keeping Ukraine's largest private energy company going in the face of relentless Russian drone attacks on the country's networks.
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Workers of the DTEK energy company fix power lines outside a house that was damaged during a night of Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Novi Petrivtsi, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, December 6, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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