A suspected gas blast at a coal mine in a rebel-held region of east
Ukraine has killed at least 30 people and left some 40 missing,
officials said.
However, many rebel officers said later that they might not confirm the toll at the Zasyadko mine in donetsk.
At least fourteen miners were additionally injured at Zasyadko, that saw Ukraine's worst mine disaster nearly eight years ago.
Anxious relatives of miners have gathered at the scene to await news.
Very little info has been given out regarding matters of the at bay miners, the Tom Burridge reports during a tweet from the scene.
Donetsk saw serious fighting between separatist rebels and government troops over the winter however a mine union official, Mikhail Volynets, told a Ukrainian tv channel there had been no fighting in the area in recent days.
While Ukraine's economy has significantly shrunken since the conflict began in april, many coal mines still operate within the conflict zone.
Before the conflict, accidents were common within the mines, wherever safety standards are poor.
However, many rebel officers said later that they might not confirm the toll at the Zasyadko mine in donetsk.
At least fourteen miners were additionally injured at Zasyadko, that saw Ukraine's worst mine disaster nearly eight years ago.
Anxious relatives of miners have gathered at the scene to await news.
Very little info has been given out regarding matters of the at bay miners, the Tom Burridge reports during a tweet from the scene.
Donetsk saw serious fighting between separatist rebels and government troops over the winter however a mine union official, Mikhail Volynets, told a Ukrainian tv channel there had been no fighting in the area in recent days.
While Ukraine's economy has significantly shrunken since the conflict began in april, many coal mines still operate within the conflict zone.
Before the conflict, accidents were common within the mines, wherever safety standards are poor.
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