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.

Shakhtarsk is east of Donetsk in coal-producing eastern Ukraine.

Jun 26, · Vera Yastrebova, the head of the NGO Skhidna Pravozakhysna Hrupa (“Eastern Human-Rights Group”) that has been closely following the developments in Donbas miners’ towns, told RFE/RL that all unprofitable coal mines in the occupied part of Luhansk Oblast – 23 in total – were closed.

Sixty-seven of the state-owned mines are located in the separatist-occupied Donetsk region. As a result of the NATO-backed six-year-long civil war that has split the country and decimated the lives

The Komsomolets of Donbas coal mine is a large coal mine located in the south-east of Ukraine in Donetsk Oblast. Komsomolets of Donbas represents one of the largest coal reserves in Ukraine having estimated reserves of 137.5 million tonnes. The annual coal production is around 2.12 million tonnes.

Dec 17, · The Donetsk Coal Basin still dominates southeast Ukraine. However, the basin does not span the entirety of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. There are no coal reserves and, therefore, no coal mines in the south of the Donetsk region and in the north of Luhansk.

By that time, more than 340 coal mines were operating in the coal industry of the country. Currently, in the territory controlled by Ukraine, the Donetsk region has 20 mines, 15 of which are state- owned. In , the total volume of commodity coal production in the region amounted to 11.4 million tons.

Two miners were on the site when the accident occurred, one miner escaped on his own. On the night of June 15 around 3:15, rescuers found the body The coalmine's work was suspended, the miners left the coalmine," the rescuers said. Four mining and rescue departments of the Ministry of Energy

3/2/  · The Mission spotted for the first time anti-tank mines near non-government-controlled Olenivka, Donetsk region. The SMM facilitated and monitored adherence to localized ceasefires to enable the maintenance and operation of the Donetsk Filtration Station and demining of agricultural fields in Luhansk region.

Donets Basin, Ukrainian Donetskyy Baseyn, Russian Donetsky Basseyn, byname Donbas or Donbass, large mining and industrial region of southeastern Europe, notable for its large coal reserves. The coalfield lies in southeastern Ukraine and in the adjoining region of southwestern Russia.The principal exploited area of the field covers nearly 9,000 square miles (23,300 square km) south of the

Abandoned coal mine - Makiivka on the map. closed Add category. Upload a photo. Donetsk state-owned plant of chemical materiels (DKZKhI) 41 km.