Chapter proclaimed Donetsk national Republic Alexander Zakharchenko said on Tuesday that adopted an opinion on the prohibition of supply of coal to Kiev-controlled territory of Ukraine.
"I forbid you to ship the coal to Ukraine, as long as he does not become worthy price? Me in the end how to face the winter in Lviv and Kiev" ? said Zakharchenko, RIA " Novosti ".
on the first day of the week, the press service of the largest in Ukraine private energy holding DTEK told about recovering from Saturday shipments of coal beyond the control of Kiev Donbass territories. On the same day in DND challenged the data. September 8, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Valeriy Bosevski said about the restoration of supplies of coal to Ukraine from the territory of Donetsk national Republic. On the same day the Minister of transport DND semen Kuzmenko denied reports of Kiev. The Minister of transport DND also said that the authorities DND blocked the supplies of coal to Ukraine, while Kiev decides the circumstances with the prohibition of the supply of fuel to the Republic. Ukraine due to the conflict in the Donbass lost the vast number of mines. On beyond the control of Kiev remained the most profitable mines, and companies, remaining under the control of the authorities of Ukraine, produce unprofitable coal gas. Delivery of coal from the combat zone is difficult because of the destroyed infrastructure, for example, due to the destruction by explosion of the railway. According to information announced by the head of Ukrainian government Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Ukraine is necessary for the autumn-winter period to accumulate a positive outcome 7 million tons of coal, on negative ? eleven million tons.

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