As winter approaches, Ukraine finds itself facing a coal shortage, as about 55 percent of the Ukrainian coal mines are located in the south-eastern regions of... 13.11.2014, Sputnik International
As winter approaches, Ukraine finds itself facing a coal shortage, as about 55 percent of the Ukrainian coal mines are located in the south-eastern regions of the country controlled by forces of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics.
As winter approaches, Ukraine finds itself facing a coal shortage, as about 55 percent of the Ukrainian coal mines are located in the south-eastern regions of the country controlled by forces of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics.
Above: Miners sharing a joke in the Glubokaya mine
Because of the financial difficulties that the current Ukrainian government is facing, coal has become a very important source of energy that fuels the Ukrainian economy, according to the Associated Press.
Above: Navigating a pitch black tunnel in the Glubokaya mine, Shakhtyorsk
The mines of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR)currently produce 16.5 thousand tons of coal per day, according to the DPR Coal Industry Department.
Above: Miners exit their cage inside the Glubokaya mine, Shakhtyorsk
Kiev authorities have blocked the accounts of the Ukrainian state-owned mines located in DPR-controlled territory and stopped paying miners their salaries from July.
Above: A long underground shift has ended at the Chelyuskintsev mine in Donetsk
About 10 thousand miners from Donetsk have either relocated to other regions of Ukraine or moved to Russia.
Above: The next group of men begin their shift down the Glubokaya mine
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