Ukraine: PM orders to start importing coal
Ukrainian Prime-Minister Arseni Yatsenyuk has ordered the Ministry for energy and coal industry to immediately start freighting ships for coal deliveries.
Ukraine: debt to miners fell to 100 million UAH
Salary debt to state miners has reached 97.7 million UAH.
Ukraine: OSCE confirms coal removal to Russia
The OSCE mission observers at the border posts Donetsk and Hukovo (both in Russia) have witnessed coal removal from Lugansk region to Russia.
Ukraine: western mines interesting for investors
The Ministry for energy and coal industry together with the State Property Fund are working on the matter of mines privatization.
Ukraine: the state owes 1 billion UAH to miners
Salary debts to state miners now total 1 billion UAH.
Ukraine to start importing coal again
Ukrainian government says it plans to start buying coal from the South African Republic and Kazakhstan again, to live through the next heating season.
Ukraine: Gorlovka coalmines destroyed
According to the ex-head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration Sergey Taruta, flooded mines of Gorlovka and Artemovsk are beyond repair.
Ukraine: coal mining down in January-May 2015
In January-May Ukrainian companies mined 15958.4 thousand tons of ordinary coal, down by 53.7%, or by 18482.3 thousand tons YoY.