Russian coal mines are collapsing under sanctions, yet Moscow is filling profit gap from occupied Ukrainian territories
Western sanctions demonstrate clear economic impact as Russian manufacturing contracts for three consecutive months.
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Yanukovych’s son linked to coal exports from Russian-occupied Donbas, media reveals
The son of the fugitive Ukrainian president toppled by the Euromaidan revolution uses offshore schemes to sell cheap stolen coal mainly to Turkey.
ISW: Ukraine offers coal to Moldova’s Transnistria in exchange for electricity
Ukraine and Moldova’s presidents discussed aiding Transnistria’s power plant with coal and expertise to potentially ease energy costs in Moldova and reduce Russian gas dependence.
Ukraine suspends coking coal mining near Donetsk’s Pokrovsk amid Russian advance
Metinvest halts key coal mine, evacuates workers amid intensified fighting, risking steel production impact in Ukraine.
India sharply reduced purchases of Russian coal
India slashed its imports of Russian coal by 26% in the first nine months of 2024, signaling a major shift in the global coal trade.
UK intel: Russia steals Ukraine’s mineral resources in occupied areas
Russia systematically plunders Ukrainian minerals from occupied areas and improves transport for extraction, while facing partisan threats during stolen ore shipments, as per British intelligence.
Reuters: Ukrainian women join coal mines to fill staff gaps amid Russian war
Since the Russian attack on Ukraine in 2022, the country's coal mining industry has undergone a transformative shift,…
Reuters: Russia exports coal from occupied Ukrainian territory to Türkiye
Reportedly, from February to July 2023, Russia exported approximately 160,400 tons of coal from the temporarily occupied Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine to Turkey.
Financing Putin’s war: Russian coal and gas exports to EU grow despite sanctions
The largest importers of Russian fossil fuels in the past two months are: Germany (€ 9.1 billion), Italy…
Amid Russian energy war, government denies expert warnings that Ukraine may face electricity and heating cuts
Currently, nuclear power plants cover 60% of electricity generation in Ukraine. This is up from 52% in 2020…
“Ending Russia’s international conflict best guarantee of security” – Ukraine responds to Russia’s demands of NATO non-expansion delivered to USA
Russia has published a wish list of so-called "security guarantees" to the US which Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Riabkov…
Coal from occupied Donbas is being sold to Poland – media
Anthracite from the occupied Donbas comes semi-legally to Poland thanks to Russian documents, the Polish outlet Dziennik wrote,…
Donbas anti-“bloody trade” blockade exposes Ukraine’s energy woes
The blockade participants insist that trade with the occupied territories sponsors the terrorists from the so-called republics which…
Donbas coal blockade: 5 things you need to know
The blockade of coal supply from the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions is a hot…
The Avdiivka coke factory is in trouble, and that’s bad news for Ukraine’s industry
After a period of relative stagnation, the situation in Donbas is experiencing the largest escalation in two years.…
Blood coal: oligarchs, terrorists and POW labor in Russo-Ukrainian war
Ukraine’s Security Services (SBU) revealed one of numerous schemes by which the so-called republic's leaders receive money from…
Inside the booming smuggling business in the Donbas
The key players in the Donbas’ booming smuggling business are politicians, oligarchs, and the criminal underworld. Coal, gold,…
Mutually Assured Destruction. The Pyrrhic victories of Putin and the West
KYIV: The sanctions against Russia and oil price cuts have finally worked. They are destroying the Russian economy: the…