Ukraine: Miners trapped as shelling cuts power in Donetsk
HUNDREDS of coalminers had to be rescued in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region yesterday after Kiev-regime shelling cut power overnight.
Three government soldiers and four anti-fascist Donbass militia were killed along with one civilian in the clashes in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR).
DPR authorities said all 207 miners trapped in the Zasyadko mine in the capital Donetsk after shells hit an electricity substation overnight were rescued by yesterday afternoon.
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