Miners, Mechanical Engineers and a Power Engineer From DTEK Energy Have Received State Awards

Seven employees of DTEK Energy have been honoured with state awards for their professionalism, dedication to their work and courage. The high honours were presented by Oleksandr Hanzha, head of Dnipro Regional Military Administration.

Among those honoured were the company’s miners, mechanical engineers and power engineers, whose daily work is a vital component of the Ukrainian energy system’s resilience during the war.

The following employees received state awards:

The honorary title of ‘Honoured Mechanical Engineer of Ukraine’ – Volodymyr Saienko, chief designer at Pershotravenskyi Repair and Engineering Plant.

Vadym Tsymbal, an electrician at the Underground Section of Mine Transport No. 2 of Dniprovske Mine Office, was awarded a Certificate of Honour from the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

A letter of thanks from the Prime Minister of Ukraine was awarded to Artem Yatsyuk, chief process engineer at Pershotravenskyi Repair and Engineering Plant.

Pavlo Poliakov, a mechanic at Conveyor Transport Section No. 3 of Ternivske Mine Office, was awarded the Order “For Valiant Miners’ Labour”, 3rd class.

The following individuals have been awarded the Order ‘For Courage’, 3rd Class:

• Anton Kalinin, foreman of the electricians’ brigade at the Underground Power Supply and Electrical Equipment Repair Section of Ternivske Mine Office.
• Artem Stepanenko, a longwall miner and foreman of Coal Mining Section No. 1 at Heroiv Kosmosu Mine Office.
• Yurii Bielousov, a locomotive driver at Prydniprovska TPP.

“The awards received by our employees are a recognition of their daily work in extremely difficult conditions. Throughout the most challenging heating season in years, the country’s energy sector – and our enterprises were no exception – operated amid shelling, destruction and constant danger. Despite this, power engineers, repairmen, miners and machine builders continued to carry out their work with dedication and professionalism, ensuring that millions of Ukrainians had light and heat despite the enemy’s energy terror. “I sincerely congratulate my colleagues on their well-deserved awards and thank them for their extraordinary efforts and daily work,” said Oleksandr Fomenko, CEO of DTEK Energy.