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4. Zelensky recently honored all energy workers

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Nov 18, 2025, 04:38 PM

16 hrs ago

and awarded medals. He recognizes the extreme sacrifice they are making to keep Ukraine alive. Video is dubbed in English.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded state honors to workers in the energy sector. “We must all respect the work of our people who, despite all challenges, provide light and warmth. Often, this is truly heroic work — under shelling, in border and frontline areas. And although today is not Energy Workers’ Day, in fact, every day in Ukraine now, under constant Russian attacks, is a day of these people who restore electricity supply, rebuild power lines, and make sure that our Ukrainian cities and villages can live,” the Head of State said, expressing gratitude to every energy worker.

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160 Ukrainian energy workers have been killed as Russia pummels the power system [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 17 hrs ago OP

If ISIS or Al Qaeda was doing this, it would be called terrorism. ck4829 17 hrs ago #1

So many innocent noncombatants have been killed by Russian bombs, there has to be tribunals and reparations ChicagoTeamster 16 hrs ago #2

The rest of the world lets Putin do whatever he wants to Ukraine. Irish_Dem 16 hrs ago #3

Zelensky recently honored all energy workers blue-wave 16 hrs ago #4