In Kyiv and the surrounding region, the first training sessions under the program “Protection of Ukrenergo Repair Workers”. Energy sector workers have mastered critically important pre-medical aid skills. The program was developed by FAST professional instructors specifically for the needs of repair crews, taking into account the risks they face daily while working in wartime conditions.

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Energy workers practiced applying tourniquets, stopping severe bleeding, wound packing, assessing consciousness, and performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Upon completion of the course, participants received personalized certificates confirming their readiness to assist colleagues in case of danger.

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The project was supported by the Andrii Matiukha Foundation. As part of the collaboration, 75 one-day sessions are planned for repair crews and technical personnel of NEC Ukrenergo. In total, around 1,500 energy workers are expected to complete the training by the end of the program.

Trainings for Energy Workers as Part of the Broader Activity of Andrii Matiukha Foundation

The program emerged in response to real challenges. Since the start of the full-scale war, over 30 massive attacks have damaged more than 63,000 energy infrastructure facilities. At least 160 employees have died, 13 of them at their workplace. More than 300 others were injured.

“Energy workers provide light even after shelling. On our side, we created courses that allow people to learn how to save lives before an ambulance arrives. In the conditions in which energy workers operate, this knowledge is essential,” said Andrii Matiukha.

In 2025, the organization twice supported the provision of modern equipment to the emergency surgery department of Okhmatdyt and participated in the international initiative “Origami for Ukraine”, involving the city administrations of Brussels and Kyiv, aimed at drawing attention to fundraising for the rehabilitation of Ukrainian military personnel.