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Posted on April 6, 2026
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Ukraine struck the Bilorichenska coal mine in Russian-controlled Luhansk, damaging a power substation and trapping 41 miners underground. Contact has been made, they have drinking water, and rescue efforts and power restoration are underway.
MOSCOW, April 6 (Reuters) - All 41 miners who were trapped underground after Ukraine struck the Bilorechenska coal mine in the Russian‑controlled Luhansk region have been evacuated and are safe, a Russian‑installed official said on Monday.
Leonid Pasechnik, the Moscow‑appointed head of the region, said power had been restored to the mine and the workers brought to the surface.
He added none of the miners was injured and that no one required medical assistance.
Earlier, Pasechnik said a Ukrainian strike had damaged a power substation supplying the mine, leaving workers trapped underground while rescue operations were under way.
Kyiv has not commented on the incident.
(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
41 miners are trapped underground after the Ukrainian strike.
A Ukrainian strike damaged a power substation at the Bilorichenska coal mine, trapping the miners.
Yes, contact has been established with the miners, and they have a supply of drinking water.
Rescue services are working to save the miners and restore power to the mine.
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