DTEK denied information that the company's general director Maksym Timchenko called on civilians to leave Ukraine to save electricity.

The company emphasized that there is no need to leave our country today. 

The official refutation was published on the website of DTEK, by publishing a fragment of the video from the BBC interview.

DTEK assures that in an interview with British journalists, Maksym Timchenko clearly stated:

In addition, as reported, Timchenko noted that they, together with the Ministry of Energy and other energy companies, are doing everything possible to ensure that the energy system works stably.

"The Armed Forces, the energy industry and every Ukrainian are doing a miracle by maintaining the power system.

possible to maintain the operation of the power system with unique solutions and a complex balancing system, including with the help of stabilization shutdowns," DTEK said in a statement. 

Russia's massive attacks on Ukraine's energy system

On November 15, Russia launched a massive missile attack on Ukrainian cities, attacking critical infrastructure facilities.

After the attacks, unscheduled power outage schedules were used to stabilize the power system.

The center and west of Ukraine were the most affected. 

DTEK Executive Director Dmytro Sakharuk said that a complete power outage in Kyiv is possible, 

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