Ukraine: DTEK resumes coal supplies from ATO-zone
After the energy blockade of Crimea was lifted, Ukraine-uncontrolled territories of Donbass resumed supplying coal to thermal power stations.
After the energy blockade of Crimea was lifted, Ukraine-uncontrolled territories of Donbass resumed supplying coal to thermal power stations.
Coal deliveries from Donbass territories occupied by Russia-supported terrorists have been stopped.
Mines situated on the territory of the Donetsk region, not controlled by Ukraine, increase coal output. In October coal companies mined 1.39 million tons of coal. While Ukraine-controlled mines yielded only 1.14 million tons of coal.
Due to the war in the East Ukraine lost half of its coal mining, while its metal industry fell by a quarter.
The so-called Donetsk People’s Republic increases coal mining. In September “the republic” mined around 1 million tons of coal. At the same time, in June 2014, before the military activities began in the region, it yielded 2.8 million tons of coal per month. Thus, the now Ukraine-uncontrolled territories mine one third of the pre-war volumes.…
The self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic has renewed coal supplies to Kiev.
Taking advantage of the ceasefire in the East of Ukraine, the Russia-supported terrorists plunder Ukrainian companies, said general-major Boris Kremnitsky, the head of Ukrainian part of the Control and ceasefire center.
Ukraine has not stopped buying coal from occupied territories of Donbass, said the head of the Donetsk region military-civilian administration Pavel Zhebrivsky.