According to Groisman, consumption of anthracite coal is gradually declining.

In addition, no state company purchases coal from the aggressor country.

"We are replacing coal with other types of fuel, especially the anthracite group," the prime minister said..

He also stressed that anthracite is Ukrainian minerals that were abducted by Russian militants with the help of some Ukrainian pseudo patriots.

Recall, as previously reported, "URA-Inform", over the past calendar year, from the occupied territories, mainly coal was exported. In 2016, 11.8 million tons of coal and 1.3 thousand tons of coke were delivered to Ukraine from Donbass.