Enemies attack one of state-owned mines, fire breaks out, workers wounded

Enemies attack one of state-owned mines, fire breaks out, workers wounded

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Due to enemy drone strikes on the night of December 12, a fire broke out on the territory of one of the state-owned coal mines, and two workers were wounded.

This was announced by Deputy Minister of Energy Roman Andarak at a briefing, according to Ukrinform.

“On the night of December 12, the enemy attacked one of the state-owned coal mines with drones for more than 6 hours. As a result of the strikes, a fire broke out on the territory of the enterprise, which was extinguished within a few hours,” Andarak said.

He said that two mine workers were injured in the attack and are receiving medical assistance. A total of 18 drone strikes were recorded on the territory of the enterprise.

According to Andarak, since the beginning of 2025, the Russians have launched 1,800 missiles and 50,000 UAVs at Ukraine. Energy facilities have been attacked 4,500 times.

Read also: Russia launches massive drone attack on Odesa region, leaving several communities in blackout

As reported, as of the morning of December 12, customers in the Odesa, Donetsk, and Kharkiv regions were left without electricity due to Russian attacks.

Photo: State Emergency Service, illustrative

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