The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine expresses its deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Vadym Zhykh, an electrician born in 1980, who worked at the Inhulskа Mine of the Eastern Mining and Processing Plant (SkhidGZK) and tragically died as a result of an accident.
The incident occurred at the mine on 11 November, after which contact was lost with two employees. As a result of emergency search operations, on 17 November the body of one of them was found. The deceased miner’s body has been brought to the surface. Emergency search efforts are ongoing.
The circumstances of the accident are being investigated by a special commission established by the State Labour Service.
