According to reports, Russia has deployed troops to Luhansk and Donetsk. The regions are known for their coal mines. Reportedly, russian seperatists control eighty eight of the hundred and twenty one coal mines in Donbas. According to the report, environmentalists warn that neglected mines are filled with ground water that threatens to contaminate the surrounding soil. Reportedly, businesses don’t rush to invest in a region affected by war, and miners are afraid of drowning. According to the report, a miner at the Tsentralna mine said, the battling water is a constant part of the job. The deeper the miners dig, the more water comes through the shafts.
Reportedly, the Yunkom mine was the scene of a controlled nuclear detonation in 1979 and has left a potentially radioactive capsule underground. According to a report, an investigation by the osce found that drainage in Yukom was disrupted due to the conflict. According to the report the seperatist lead people’s council of Donetsk judged the Yunkom mine would be flooded because of a lack of financing needed to continue to pump the water out. Reportedly, the whole region could be in danger of radioactive contamination.
Reportedly, the head of the Ukrainian delegation to the trilateral contact group in Minsk said that seperatist groups are closing a number of mines.