REUTERS
The extraction of energy and coking coal in Ukraine in January-June 2017 decreased by 2.9% compared to the same period last year, to 18.4 million tonnes, the press service of the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry.
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.
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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.