DNR: Ukraine per month received from Donbass 350 thousand tons of coal
Ukraine last month received 350 thousand tons of coal from the Donbass, and in the same time for the heating period she ought had about one million tonnes, told Last news the Minister of transport DND semen Kuzmenko.
"for this summer Ukraine was not made by an accumulation of coal. In a month Ukraine will have to pay one million tons to adequately meet the heating period. According to the results of last month Ukraine took 350 thousand tons. During the heating season Ukraine is not ready", he said.
According to Kuzmenko, Ukraine only exacerbates the situation with supplies on their territory. For example, he said the only constant shelling used train driving and a ban on the supply of fuel for rail transport.
according to the Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Ukraine is necessary for the autumn-winter period to accumulate a positive outcome 7 million tons of coal, at negative eleven million tons.
Minister of energy of Ukraine Volodymyr demchyshyn said that Ukraine is in the process of preparation for the heating season will be forced to buy coal from all possible suppliers, and so does Russia. Currently procure from South Africa. In early August, he noted that the reserve of coal is about 1, 5 million tons.
Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Valeriy Bosevski noted that Kiev need monthly to purchase for the heating season at least 800 thousand tons of anthracite coal group in an uncontrollable part of the Donbass. In early August, the Ministry of transport DND reported that the enterprises of the Republic for July put Ukrainian companies more than 435 thousand tons of coal.