Russia stopped the supply of coal to Ukraine, writes, pointing to sources in the energy industry. According to the envoy of one of the coal organizations, the Russian customs misses to the Ukrainian customers nor energy, nor coking coal. This was confirmed by the interlocutors "Kommersant" among the operators, adding that the fuel that goes through Ukraine to third countries, does not meet the restrictions. Russian Minister of energy Alexander Novak yesterday have suggested that the cessation of supply of coal may be one of retaliation against Ukraine after blackout in Crimea in the night of Sunday, the Peninsula was completely de-energized because of the erosion in the South Ukraine transmission towers. Anyway, the source in the Russian government assured the magazine that the directives on this account until now, no, the press service of the FCS told that does not own the data, and the Railways have assured that gas curtailment to the Ukraine no. The self-proclaimed Donetsk people's Republic fully suspended supplies of coal to Kiev-controlled territory, said Last news on Tuesday, the head of the Ministry of transport DND semen Kuzmenko. Ukraine due to the conflict in the Donbass lost the vast number of mines. On uncontrollable Kiev territories were the most profitable mines, and companies, remaining under the control of the authorities of Ukraine, produce unprofitable gas and coal. Delivery of coal from the combat zone is complicated due to destroyed infrastructure, for example, due to the destruction by the bombings of the railway. Kiev is forced to import coal from South Africa and Russia.