Ukraine’s biggest private power company has called on Britain and other Western allies to send equipment that will keep the lights on after Russian bombing destroyed most of its coal plants. DTEK, which supplies one fifth of Ukraine’s electricity using six coal-burning plants, is seeking kit worth a total of $350m (£275m), including generators, turbines, transformers and circuit breakers. The appeal – part of its “fight for light” campaign – follows heavy bombardment by Russia that has wiped out 90pc of the company’s coal generation capacity since March. There is another frontline in the war in #Ukraine. Between #energy workers who heat homes and light streets and russian #missiles that destroy power stations and bring only darkness. After relentless russian attacks in the last two months, Ukraine's energy workers face a… pic.twitter.com/zXW1lsTMS7 — DTEK Group (@dtek_en) May 13, 2024 After five waves of missile and drone strikes, all of DTEK’s plants across east and west Ukraine have been severely damaged. The damage done to individual sites cannot be revealed for security reasons. A company spokesman said Russia’s tactics have involved overwhelming air defences and even striking power station turbines with highly accurate and manoeuvrable missiles. In response, Ukraine has been...