Denys

American

[den-is, duh-nee] / ˈdɛn ɪs, dəˈni /

noun

Saint. Denîs, Saint.

Denys British

/ ˈdɛnɪs, dəni /

noun

Saint. a variant spelling of (Saint) Denis

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"They say to me: 'Denys, I don't need your lifts, your backup power, your batteries, I'm fine' ... We can't force anyone."

From Barron's

When Russian strikes cut off the power, heating and water to swathes of the Ukrainian capital in -20C temperatures, Denys Biletsky was prepared.

From Barron's

Earlier, energy minister Denys Shmygal said on Telegram that a "technical malfunction" caused "a simultaneous shutdown of the 400-kilovolt line between the power grids of Romania and Moldova and the 750-kilovolt line between western and central Ukraine".

From Barron's

Earlier this week, Kyiv declared a state of emergency in its energy sector and appointed former prime minister Denys Shmyhal as energy minister to tackle the situation.

From BBC

Terekh’s partner at Fire Point is Denys Shtilerman, a burly entrepreneur from Odesa who founded the defense company in November 2022, nine months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal

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