KYIV, Jan 14 – Metinvest, a mining and metallurgical group, announced the suspension of operations at Pokrovske Coal Group due to changes in the frontline situation, electricity shortages, and deteriorating safety conditions, according to a company filing on Tuesday.

"Metinvest's management is implementing an emergency action plan to ensure the supply of essential raw materials (coal and coke) for steel production at the group's metallurgical assets (Kamet Steel and the Zaporizhstal joint venture). These measures include increasing the supply of coking coal from the group's United Coal Company in the United States, utilising recently accumulated coal stocks while arranging additional supplies of raw materials from third-party suppliers," the statement said.