DONETSK, Ukraine - The conflict in eastern Ukraine, where separatist rebels have fought against the Ukrainian government since March, has disrupted one of the pillars of the region's economy: coal.
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A miner and a former miner visit the Trudovskaya mine in Donetsk's Petrovskiy district, easterne Ukraine, controlled by pro-Russian rebels, on Dec. 8, 2014.
