In August 2026, DTEK energy workers restored electricity to nearly 4.5 million homes across four Ukrainian regions and in Kyiv, which had been left without power due to Russian shelling. This is reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing the company's official statement. According to DTEK, during the last month of summer the enemy continued to attack peaceful cities and villages, destroying energy infrastructure; however, as the company emphasized, "despite all security challenges and the difficulties of wartime," specialists managed to fully or partially restore power to residents of more than 2,200 settlements.
Geography of Restorations: A Record for Donetsk Oblast
For the fourth month in a row, the most work fell to Donetsk Oblast — there, power was restored for 2.6 million homes. Second place went to Odesa Oblast, where electricity was restored for 1.1 million households, followed by Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where it was restored for nearly 569,000 households. In Kyiv, power was restored for 90,100 households after shelling, and in Kyiv Oblast — for 38,200. Taken together, these figures add up to about 4.4 million homes, which is consistent with the stated overall figure of "nearly 4.5 million" once rounding and partially restored facilities are taken into account.
Scale of Work in the First Half of 2026
The August report is only part of a broader picture. As DTEK reminds, in the first half of 2026 the company's distribution system operators restored 240 substations, transformer and distribution points damaged by combat operations in the capital, Kyiv Oblast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Odesa Oblast, and Donetsk Oblast. This shows that restoration is taking place not only at the level of end consumers but also at the level of key network facilities, without which stable electricity supply to entire regions is impossible.
Weekly Dynamics and Grid Resilience
The context for the August figures is also provided by the company's weekly reports: according to UNIAN and RBC-Ukraine, in certain weeks DTEK was restoring electricity for 300,000–400,000 households. Such dynamics confirm that restoration is a continuous process — damaged sections of the grid are being repaired in near real time, as soon as shelling stops and safety is ensured for the crews. In the photo accompanying the topic, energy workers on a lift platform are working on a transmission line tower against a clear sky — a typical scene of field work on restoring power lines.
Contradictory Data
No direct contradictions between sources on the key figures have been found: the monthly total (nearly 4.5 million homes) is consistent with the sum by region and with the weekly reports of restoring power for 300,000–400,000 households. The only discrepancy is of a technical nature: the sum by individual regions (2.6 + 1.1 + 0.569 + 0.0901 + 0.0382 million) gives about 4.4 million, whereas the headline cites "nearly 4.5 million." The difference is explained by rounding, the fact that some facilities were restored only partially, and possible facilities not included in the regional breakdown list. Both versions coexist in the company's official statements and do not contradict each other in substance.
Thus, August 2026 became for DTEK yet another month of record-scale restoration work: nearly 4.5 million homes and more than 2,200 settlements once again received electricity, with Donetsk Oblast remaining, for the fourth month in a row, the region with the largest volume of work. The company emphasizes that restoration continues amid ongoing attacks on energy infrastructure.
