In January-September Ukraine imported $1.25 billion worth of coal and anthracite.

According to the State Fiscal Service, the major suppliers of coal in the given period were Russia ($567.38 million), USA ($328.5 million) and Australia ($95.94 million). Other countries supplied $257.78 million worth of coal.

At the same time coal exports totaled $41.14 million.

Ukraine began feeling a shortage of power-generating coal in summer 2014, when due to the military activities, it lost control over most of Donbass mines.

In 2014 Ukraine imported $1.773 million worth of coal and anthracite. (Ukrainian metal)

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