Donetsk miners already 3 months do not pay wages: the government believes that these funds have the opportunity to apply for military purposes, reports referring to the miners.
according to the Agency, employees were not paid since August, however, They continue to mine coal and send it to the state of the company-distributor. According to the Director of the mine, Basil Danchev, the official explanation of the government, still have not paid the workers allegedly 57 million, " confusing ".
" They say you use the money that we will send you, for military purposes. As if They don't understand that people who are not paid for 3 months, even the bread to buy nothing, " he says.
About 55 % of Ukrainian coal mines are located in the square, which now control the militias. AP emphasizes that most of the miners decide to join their ranks.
Due to the fact that the country is experiencing serious financial difficulties, the value of coal mines has increased significantly: They have become more necessary than previously, the source of energy that powers the entire Ukrainian economy, writes the Associated Press.
The Agency emphasizes that the mine, the head of which is Dance, receives energy through hydroelectric power station in Kharkiv, which, for its part, is working on coal from this mine: the interdependence of both sides of the conflict to terminate will not be easy.
" The front line between the opposing sides separates the mineral wealth of the Donetsk region from power plants in Ukraine, " writes the AP, noting that this situation poses the risk of energy security throughout the country.
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