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Tough times for Ukrainian coal industry

November 14, 2014

Ukraine needs more coal. The country uses it especially in order to generate electricity.

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Kohlemine in der Ukraine Torez
Image: Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images
Since Ukraine's political crisis struck earlier this year, it's lost the capacity of more than half its mines, which are now in areas of the country controlled by separatists. And that's not the only challenge facing the industry.