Emergency worker dies during repair work at energy facility in Kyiv

- 25 January, 14:45
Emergency workers. Stock photo: Ukraine’s State Emergency Service

Oleksandr Pytaichuk, a 31-year-old climber from Ukraine's State Emergency Service, died while carrying out repairs at an energy facility in Kyiv on 25 January.

Source: Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko

Details: Klymenko said Pytaichuk had fallen from a height of 20 m and sustained fatal injuries.

Background: A utility worker from a company supplying centralised heating and hot water supply tragically died in Kyiv's Obolonskyi district while unloading generator equipment.

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