Donetsk Oblast mine suffers power outage after Russian attack, miners spend hours underground

A mine in Donetsk Oblast lost power after a Russian attack on January 5. As a result, 17 miners were forced to spend hours underground.

Source: Press report by the Ministry of Energy.

Details: The power outage at the mine occurred on Jan. 5 as a result of a power outage at a substation. There were 17 other inmates at the time.

After spending roughly 16 hours underground, all mine workers were finally brought to the surface on 6 January.

Strength has been restored to the mine.

Background:

On 4 January, one of DTEK’s thermal power plants (TPPs) in the frontline area was once again attacked by Russian troops.

On 24 December, one of the units of a thermal power plant (TPP) in Donetsk Oblast experienced an emergency shutdown due to hostilities, and a 330kV line belonging to Ukrenergo, a Ukrainian national power company, was damaged.

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