April 6, 2026 - Ukraine struck ?the Bilorichenska coal ?mine in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region, damaging a ?power ‌substation ?and leaving 41 ‌mine workers trapped underground, a ?Russian-installed official said on Monday.

“All the relevant ?services are ‌taking steps to rescue the miners and ‌restore power to ?the mine,” Leonid Pasechnik, the Moscow-appointed head of the ?region, said.

He ?said that ?the contact with the ?miners had already been established, and that they had a ?supply of drinking water.