According to the report, 2.37 million tonnes of the total volume of coal was extracted at state-owned mines, where the overall coal production for the said period fell by 21.6%.
In June, 2.6 million tonnes of coal was mined, of which 0.36 million tonnes was extracted at state-owned mines.
Read alsoAnthracite coal stocks at Ukrainian power plants grow by 3% within weekAs UNIAN reported earlier, the extraction of energy and coking coal in Ukraine in 2015 as a result of the Donbas hostilities decreased 1.6 times compared to 2014 - down to 39.76 million tonnes.
In 2016, production increased by 2.8%, to 40.864 million tonnes.
Read alsoOver 76,000 tonnes of Donbas coal smuggled to Russia within month – NGOToday, as a result of the ongoing military operations in the east of Ukraine and a blockade of trade turnover with the ATO zone, the country is experiencing a significant deficit of coal, primarily energy type (anthracite), which is mostly mined in the areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, temporarily occupied by Russia-supported terrorists.
