Nearly 150 Ukrainian miners rescued after Russian attack on mines, 1 worker killed
Editor's note: The article was updated with statements from the DTEK company and Mykhailo Volynets.
A Russian attack against a Ukrainian mine killed one worker and injured three, while 146 miners remained underground during a subsequent power outage, the DTEK energy company reported on Aug. 26.
"The attack damaged the enterprise's buildings and equipment, causing a power outage," the company commented on the attack against its facility.
"At that time, 146 miners were underground; their ascent to the surface is ongoing."
Though DTEK did not specify the exact location of the impacted mine, lawmaker and trade union federation leader Mykhailo Volynets reported earlier the same day that some 148 miners were trapped underground after a Russian attack against mines in the Dobropillia community in Donetsk Oblast.
All have been brought to the surface as of 2:30 p.m. local time, Volynets said later during the day.
Partially-occupied Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine's east remains one of the most war-affected regions in the country.
The industrialized and coal-rich oblast faces daily Russian attacks against civilian infrastructure and residential areas, forcing many of its residents to flee westward.
Over the past day, Russian attacks killed one person and injured six in Donetsk Oblast, Governor Vadym Filashkin said in his morning report on Aug. 26.
