Coal mines in Donetsk province closed for the second time in a week, causing a power outage at two of them, which housed 18 workers.
Source: press service of Ukraine’s Energy Ministry
Details: Two mines with 18 workers lost power supply in Russian bombardment of Donetsk Oblast. Reports of a mineshaft in Donetsk Oblast being cut off emerged on Friday, 5 January, when 17 workers spent 16 hours underground.
No information was provided on whether personnel had been evacuated and whether force had been restored to the mines on 7 January.
Ukraine’s Energy Ministry also noted that the fighting in Donetsk province had devices at thermal power plants.
Background: On 5 January, a mine in Donetsk Oblast sustained a power outage due to a Russian attack. 17 miners spent 16 hours underground.
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