In recent months, Russia has rained missiles on Ukraine to try to take out power grid equipment and facilities that keep lights on, space heaters warm and computers running. It's part of Moscow's strategy to cripple the country's infrastructure and freeze Ukraine into submission this winter.
Braharnyk's crew is one of many from energy company DTEK that moves swiftly in Kyiv - occasionally under artillery and rocket fire -- to keep the city ticking. Colleagues across Ukraine do the same.
During that barrage, six of the company's thermal power plants were shut down, and as many as 70% of residents in Ukraine's capital lost power. The plants were brought back online within 24 hours, although power cuts affect about 30% of Kyiv's residents during the day, dropping as low as 20% at night, DTEK spokeswoman Antonina Antosha said.
"Three or four lines were snapped," and it required several hours of work to install new ones, Braharnyk said. "That was much worse," Braharnyk recalled. "These days, it's better because the rockets are being fired from farther away."
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