Interfax: Ukrainian military are bombing Zasyadko mine – Zakharchenko

MOSCOW. Jan 12 (Interfax) – Alexander Zakharchenko, the head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, believes the Ukrainian military are deliberately targeting the Zasyadko mine.

“The Ukrainian military generally opens random fire on the residential sector. But they are specifically targeting the Zasyadko mine,” Zakharchenko was quoted by the Donetsk News Agency as saying.

Zakharchenko recalled that shelling had caused a blackout in the Zasyadko mine. A total of 390 miners were blocked in the mine and the evacuation could not begin immediately due to the intensive attacks from Ukraine.

“It took a lot of work to resume power. I am not sure it has now been restored in full,” Zakharchenko said.