Ukraine suspends coking coal mining near Donetsk’s Pokrovsk amid Russian advance

December 13, 2024

By Ukraine

0 Likes

Ukraine’s largest mining company Metinvest has suspended operations at one of its key coking coal mining facilities near Pokrovsk due to the proximity of military operations, Ukrainian publication Fokus reports.

Russia is pushing to capture the remaining parts of Donetsk Oblast, with a focus on Pokrovsk. The city’s strategic value lies in its role as a logistics and transport hub for Ukrainian forces, crucial for supporting operations on the eastern front. The loss of the Pokrovsk mine could lead to a significant decrease in steel production and increase production costs for steelmakers.

According to Metinvest’s press service, the company has halted work at its coal mining site in Pishchane near Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, where Vertical Shaft No. 3 of the Pokrovsk coal complex and administrative facilities are located. The company has evacuated essential personnel and their families from the site.

The frontline approached Pishchane south of Pokrovsk. Map: DeepState, as of 12 December 2024.

The facility is part of Ukraine’s largest coking coal mine and specializes in producing high-quality coking coal essential for steel production. Other key Metinvest facilities continue to operate, the company states.

“Metinvest is closely monitoring the security situation around the city and industrial sites in cooperation with Pokrovsk City Military Administration and Armed Forces of Ukraine representatives,” the company’s statement reads. “Decisions regarding the continuation of work at all industrial sites will be made considering the evolving conditions at the front. The full impact of the work suspension at the Pishchane coal site is currently being assessed.”

Related:

You could close this page. Or you could join our community and help us produce more materials like this.

We keep our reporting open and accessible to everyone because we believe in the power of free information. This is why our small, cost-effective team depends on the support of readers like you to bring deliver timely news, quality analysis, and on-the-ground reports about Russia’s war against Ukraine and Ukraine’s struggle to build a democratic society.

A little bit goes a long way: for as little as the cost of one cup of coffee a month, you can help build bridges between Ukraine and the rest of the world, plus become a co-creator and vote for topics we should cover next. Become a patron or see other ways to support.

Become a Patron!

Original Source

(Visited 1 times, 1 visits today)