All coal mines of the state of subordination in Ukraine do not work for the second day, said the head of the Independent trade Union of miners Mikhail Volynets own in Facebook on Wednesday.

Tuesday in the process of the Collegium of the Ministry of energy, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk instructed the Ministry of energy And coal industry to Charter vessels for delivery of imported coal by sea in order to reduce dependence on Russia. According to the first Deputy of the Minister of energy Igor Martynenkova, accumulation of coal in Ukraine At the moment are 1, 6 million tons, for the heating season it is necessary to load the stock 1, 2-1, 3 million tons.

"On the second day after a loud session of the Collegium of the Ministry of energy And coal industry of Ukraine with the participation of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk state coal mine subordination stopped because of messagenet of action the Ministry of energy And "Ukrzaliznytsya" (state administration of railway transport - ed.), " wrote Volynets.

according to him, " in warehouses TPP And TPP accumulated coal - less than half the critical norm ".

"Despite the summer, the citizens of Ukraine should know: prepare for the autumn-winter season in fact failed. And this will lead to negative consequences - freeze not only individual flats And houses, but entire communities. Most will suffer distant from Kiev regions. Due to the shortage of electric power will need to stop the functioning of administrative agencies And to stop the operation of the industrial enterprise ", - predicts the trade Union leader.

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 gas coals. Kiev is forced to buy imported coal.

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