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110 Rescued, Hundreds Remain Trapped Underground in Donetsk Mine

© Sputnik / Alexey KudenkoMiners strengthening a mine tunnel at the Glubokaya mine in Shakhtyorsk.
Miners strengthening a mine tunnel at the Glubokaya mine in Shakhtyorsk. - Sputnik International
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At least 110 miners were rescued while hundreds others remain trapped in a Donetsk mine after mortar shelling.

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DONETSK, January 26 (Sputnik) – More than 100 miners have already been evacuated from the Donetsk mine, while hundreds remain trapped underground, Donetsk news agency said Monday.

"A shell fell in the area of the mine, as a result electric power supply is disrupted… There is no threat of the mine flooding, evacuation of 110 miners has been carried out," the agency quoted Deputy Donetsk Militia Commander, Eduard Basurin, as saying.

Earlier it was reported that around 500 miners were trapped underground in eastern Ukraine near Donetsk after a mortar strike had left the Zasyadko mine without power, a source in the republic’s Emergencies Ministry said Monday.

"At around 12:00 [09:00 GMT] a [mortar] struck a power station that powers the Zasyadko mine, where there are currently 496 miners underground," the source said.

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There have been no injuries reported, the remaining miners are waiting to be rescued. The underground ventilation is operating correctly, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The fighting between government forces and independence supporters in southeastern Ukraine's Donbas region has intensified in recent weeks, driving up the civilian death toll. On January 13, the shelling of a bus in the Donetsk Region town of Volnovakha killed 13 civilians. Last week, at least eight Donetsk residents were killed by rocket fire while waiting at a transit stop for a trolleybus.

Mariupol, a major southeastern Ukraine port city, came under fire on January 24, leaving 30 people dead and over 90 wounded, according to Ukrainian authorities. Kiev and pro-independence forces are blaming each other for the killings.

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