During 7 months of war in Donbas сoal mining industry, which is the main for the region, is de facto destroyed
12:00 / 23 Nov. 2014 / 1799
24 out of 95 state-owned mines are currently operating.
9 mines are drowned and beyond repair.
Coal mining has been stopped at promising mines “Sverdlovantratsit”, “Rovenkianthracite”, “Oktiabr’skii rudnik”.
Work of the whole colliery groups: “LisichanskUgol”, “Luganskugol”, “DUEK”, “Makeevugol” has been stopped.
Over 70 000 miners were thrown idle.
Because of combat actions in Donbas Ukraine has lost 30 million tons in annual capacity. For the first time in its history Ukraine is forced to buy 1 million tons of coal from the Republic of South Africa.
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