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China faces deadliest coal mine accident since 2009

At least 90 people were killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s Shanxi province on the evening of May 22, marking the country’s deadliest mining accident of its kind since 2009, Bloomberg reported on May 23.

23 May, 09:47 PM

Russia attacks Ukraine’s state coal mine with drones for more than six hours overnight

Russian invaders attacked a state-owned coal mine with drones for more than six consecutive hours, Ukraine’s Deputy Energy Minister Roman Andarak said on Dec. 12.

12 December 2025, 12:56 PM

Ukraine’s steel output will halve if Pokrovsk falls — report

Russian troops are approaching a critical metallurgical (or coking) coal mine near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast. The loss of this mine could result in "serious damage to Ukraine's economy," head of Ukraine's Metallurgists Association, Oleksandr Kalenkov, said on Oct. 16, as reported by Reuters.

16 October 2024, 10:54 PM

Russia to export coal from occupied Donbas

Russian company Don Coal Trading House plans to start exporting coal from occupied areas of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts as early as October, Russian outlet RBC reported on Sept. 30.

30 September 2024, 11:27 PM

SBU detains Deputy Energy Minister on $500 thousand bribe charge

The Security Service (SBU) and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) detained the Deputy Energy Minister on suspicion of receiving half a million dollars bribe, the SBU reported on Aug. 12.

12 August 2024, 01:00 PM

Russia steals Ukraine’s minerals via Crimean Bridge — British intelligence

British intelligence believes Russia is enhancing transportation networks in occupied Ukrainian territories to extract and transport more minerals across the Crimean bridge, the British Ministry of Defense reported on July 4.

4 July 2024, 05:20 PM

Russian attack hits mine in Donetsk Oblast

The Russian army shelled Selydove in Donetsk Oblast on June 29, damaging a local mine and destroying several production facilities, Selydove City Council reported on Facebook.

30 June 2024, 11:15 AM

Russian strike on Donetsk coal mining facility wounds six miners - Energy Ministry

A Russian strike on a coal mining facility in Donetsk Oblast wounded six miners, the Energy Ministry reported on Facebook on May 16.

16 May 2024, 04:54 PM

Crisis hits coal mining industry in occupied Luhansk Oblast: Most workers mobilized, over 80% of mines shuttered

Nearly 60% of miners in the Russian-occupied eastern region of Ukraine have been conscripted, and 100 out of 114 coal mines have been shuttered, branded as "unprofitable," according to an April 26 announcement by Luhansk Oblast governor Artem Lysohor.

26 April 2024, 10:45 AM

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