One of the ventilation shafts of the Ukrainian company Metinvest's coal mine in the area of Pokrovsk in ​​the Donetsk Region was blown up to prevent troops

The Pokrovsk mine was Ukraine’s only source of coking coal, essential for the steel industry. In 2023, Ukraine produced about 3.5 million tons of coke, relying solely on coking coal from Pokrovsk, Ukrkoks,

Ukrainian oligarch Rinat Akhmetov's Metinvest Group, the largest steel producer in Ukraine, is suspending the operations of the Pokrovske Coal Company (Pokrovske coal mine and Svyato-Varvarinskaya enrichment factory) due to the approaching front line,

Russia has long been closing in on the key logistics hub of Pokrovsk, and DeepState, a Ukrainian military analytical blog based on open-source intelligence, said Moscow’s troops were less than 2 km (1.24 miles) from one of the mine shafts.

Ukrainian forces have destroyed the No. 3 mine shaft in Pishchane, Donetsk Oblast, to prevent Russian troops from advancing closer to the strategic front-line town of Pokrovsk. This development was reported by The New York Times on January 15.

The Pokrowske coking coal mine production in the Donetsk region has been halted due to the Russian offensive. This company, crucial for the Ukrainian steel industry, is in direct danger. Metinvest, the largest Ukrainian mining and metallurgical holding company,

The Pokrowske coking coal mine production in the Donetsk region has been halted due to the Russian offensive. This company, crucial for the Ukrainian steel industry, is in direct danger. Metinvest, the largest Ukrainian mining and metallurgical holding,