Miners escape from attacked coal mine in Russian-controlled Ukraine, official says

All ​41 miners who were trapped ‌underground after Ukraine struck the Bilorechenska coal mine in ​the Russian‑controlled Luhansk ​region have been evacuated and ⁠are safe, a Russian‑installed ​official said on Monday.

Leonid Pasechnik, ​the Moscow‑appointed head of the region, said power had been ​restored to the mine ​and the workers brought to the ‌surface.

He ⁠added none of the miners was injured and that no one required ​medical assistance.

Earlier, ​Pasechnik ⁠said a Ukrainian strike had damaged a ​power substation supplying ​the ⁠mine, leaving workers trapped underground while rescue operations ⁠were ​under way.

Kyiv has ​not commented on the incident.

(Editing by Guy Faulconbridge)