Ukraine: DMZ halted

Donetskstal has decided to stop operations at Donetsk Iron and Steel Works because of problems with logistics in the Antiterrorist operation zone. “The blast furnaces have been shut down until the railroad starts working again”, said Metallurgprom president Alexander Kalenkov. In May DMZ produced 106 thousand tons of pig iron – the largest volume since…

Ukraine: DTEK denies being taken over by militants

The mass media have informed that the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic has made the DTEK into its Regional energy company and fired all the employees. According to the DTEK communications department, all group companies are working under the management of DTEK and are registered on Ukrainian territory. In 2014 all the staff was evacuated to…