Ukrainian power grid executive dies while supervising repairs at damaged facility


KYIV, Jan 21 (Reuters) - ‌A senior executive from Ukraine's state ‌grid operator Ukrenergo died while supervising repairs at ‌a power facility damaged by a Russian strike, the company said on Wednesday.

The company did not say how ‍Oleksiy Brekht died, only describing ‍it as "a tragic death". ‌Evropeiska Pravda, a local media outlet, reported, citing ‍unnamed ​sources, that Brekht had died from an electric shock at one of ⁠the company's substations.

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