Exclusive: Ukraine halts production at Pokrovsk coal mine as Russia closes in, sources say
KYIV, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Ukraine has stopped production at its coking coal mine in Pokrovsk, which feeds the country’s steel industry, because of the proximity of advancing Russian forces, two industry sources told Reuters on Monday.
The facility in the embattled city of Pokrovsk is Ukraine’s only mine that produces coking coal needed for the country’s once giant steelmaking industry, which has withered since Russia’s February 2022 invasion.
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Source: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/ukraine-halts-production-pokrovsk-coal-mine-russian-troops-near-sources-say-2025-01-13/