Ukrainian women bolster coal mining workforce, aiding war-torn energy supply
Our international correspondent Valerie Gauriat travelled to south-eastern Ukraine to meet the women who have recently joined the efforts to secure critical energy supply — in the coal mines.
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Our international correspondent Valerie Gauriat travelled to south-eastern Ukraine to meet the women who have recently joined the efforts to secure critical energy supply — in the coal mines.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/20/ukrainian-women-bolster-coal-mining-workforce-aiding-war-torn-energy-supply
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00:00The giant guarding the entrance of the town of Ternivka in eastern Ukraine sets the tone.
00:06We're at the heart of Ukraine's major coal mining basin in western Donbass, a crucial
00:12resource for the country's energy supply and a potential target for Russian forces.
00:18The area's oldest coal mine is still operating full swing, with the help of an increasing
00:24number of women as more and more men are being mobilized.
00:29Oksana is among those holding the country's energy front line.
00:45Oksana fled her hometown of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region under heavy Russian shelling.
00:51Her father and eldest son were killed in the bombings.
00:57Many women here were displaced by the war, losing their homes and former jobs.
01:03Tatyana used to be a nanny.
01:05Irina was an accountant.
01:07Their job at the mine ensures their livelihood.
01:09It's also a way for them to take part in the war effort.
01:27Before the war, women were prohibited from working underground in Ukrainian mines under
01:35a law going back to Soviet times.
01:38They now account for about 5% of the underground workforce in this mine.
01:42A welcome presence, says Irina's husband, who's worked here for years.
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