Over 500 miners trapped underground in Kryvyi Rih because of Russian attack

Oleksandr Vilkul, the Mayor of Kryvyi Rih (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast), has reported that 566 miners have been rescued from mines in Kryvyi Rih, where they had been trapped as a result of Russian missile strikes on 15 November.

Source: Oleksandr Vilkul on Telegram

Quote from Vilkul: "Rescue operation in the Kryvbas [Kryvyi Rih Iron Ore Basin - ed.] is finished. All 566 miners trapped underground as a result of the missile strike have been rescued from the mines.

The rescue operation lasted nearly four hours."

Details: Vilkul specified that counterweights and manual winches were used to rescue the miners.

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