DONETSK (Sputnik) – Earlier in the day, the Skochinksy coalmine was also left without power after shelling, leaving 379 miners underground.
"The Zasyadko mine has lost power, there are 576 miners underground," Eduard Basurin was quoted as saying by Donetsk News Agency.
According to DPR Defense Minister Vladimir Kononov, Ukrainian forces had begun shelling along the line of contact early in the morning.
