REPORTAGE – Several hundred meters underground, the last miners in the region continue to extract coal, essential to the Ukrainian war effort.
The gruff-faced miner takes a long drag on his cigarette. Despite the advance of Russian troops and daily bombardments, he refused to leave Pokrovsk. “ We can’t leave. If I leave the mine, how will I support my family? ? » asks Alexyi. He, his wife and his 17-year-old son continue to live in their cottage on the edge of town. “ The mine is our whole life. We have nowhere to go, and no other way to earn a living », he adds. Too bad for the Russians and the bombings, too bad for the water which no longer flows in the taps, and the light which only comes on sporadically, due to lack of electricity. “ And then, I’m needed at the mine. We need coal for the war. I’m not a soldier, it’s my little contribution », he adds.
In the Pokrovsk mine – the largest in Ukraine – work continued underground when the war…
This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 86% left to discover.
Do you want to read more?
Unlock all items immediately. No commitment.
Already subscribed? Log in
Related News :