KIEV, Aug. 31 – Ukraine has managed rid itself of dependence on anthracite coal supplies from the non-controlled areas in the “ATO zone,“ Energy and Coal Industry Minister Ihor Nasalyk said.

"If six or seven months ago we could not say we can do without coal supplies from the ATO zone, then today, regardless of whether there will be shipments from the ATO zone or not, we will compensate anthracite coal supplies from other countries," he said on the air of TV Channel 112.