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Ukraine’s Coal Pits Dangerous in Peacetime, Deadlier in War


Ivan Lazarenko, one of those pulled out alive after an explosion at a mine near the front line in rebel-held east Ukraine killed 33 workers, lay in hospital on Thursday, still unconscious and in bandages.

If he recovers, it will not be the first time this year he had escaped death at the mine: he was trapped once in an elevator when the mine was hit by incoming fire, cutting power in the pit, said his wife Tatyana Kosenko.

“Yesterday I was getting ready for work and they called me to tell me he was in the burn center, but was alive …read more

Source: Voice of America

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