Three killed, five injured as Russia drops bombs on coal mines: Kyiv

Russian aerial bombs on Thursday hit the territories of two coal mines in Ukraine’s eastern town of Toretsk in the Donetsk region, killing three and injuring at least five civilians, the interior minister said.

“Two bombs hit the territory of one of the mines in Toretsk. One person was killed and two others were injured,” Ihor Klymenko, the minister, said on Telegram messenger.

There was a power outage, and 32 miners remained underground but were successfully rescued.

Russia also dropped two bombs on another mine, killing two and injuring three more people, Klymenko added. Administrative buildings and equipment were damaged.

The General Prosecutor’s office said those killed were 41, 42 and 45 years old.

Russia denies deliberately targeting civilians although many have been killed in air strikes across Ukraine since Moscow sent in tens of thousands of troops in February 2022.