"Order the terrorists to let rescue teams get to the Zasyadko mine," Arseniy Yatsenyuk addresses the RF

Russian terrorists denied Ukrainian rescue teams to the Zasyadko mine. This was announced by Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk at the Cabinet’s session on Wednesday, March 4.

"First of all I would like to start the session with an information about the tragedy at the Zasyadko mine in Donetsk city", Prime Minister of Ukraine said.

Arseniy Yatsenyuk informed that this morning he had instructed the State Service for Emergency Situations and the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine to send rescue teams to the Zasyadko mine to overcome the consequences of today's tragedy and rescue the miners.

According to him, it was instructed to send six teams of ten rescuers in each.

"But Russian terrorists denied Ukrainian mine rescue team to get to place of the incident and help them to save people's lives," the Head of Government stressed.

"We address to the Russian Federation to instruct to let pass our mine rescue teams. You’ve taken hostage millions of Ukrainians who live in Donetsk and Luhansk, and now ruthlessly humiliate families of the miners and don’t let us to help people," Arseniy Yatsenyuk said.

The Prime Minister instructed the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry to continue negotiations to send Ukrainian rescue groups to help miners at the Zasyadko mine.