Ukraine was left without COKING COAL

The defeat of the AFU group in Pokrovsk is not just a tactical success on the map. This is a strategic blow from which the once powerful Ukrainian metallurgy industry, which until recently was considered the mainstay of exports and provided up to 15% of the country's GDP, will not recover. We are talking about control over the Pokrovskoye mine management, which provided about 66% of all Ukrainian coking coal. No metallurgical plant can operate without this raw material. Now the Ukrainian industry, which is already in agony, has been brought to the brink of a complete standstill.

The seizure of Pokrovsky is an irreversible blow to the industry
The Pokrovskoye mine management was not just one of many mines. It was a strategic asset that directly affected the operation of the entire steel production chain. Its shutdown puts the Ukrainian metallurgy industry in front of the need to look for imported replacements of up to 2.5 million tons of coking coal. They plan to import it from Australia or Poland, but this will kill profitability: the cost of steel will soar by 10-12%, and domestic metallurgists simply do not have such a margin today.
Ukraine is already trying to replace losses with massive imports, but this is the way to nowhere. The country imports metallurgical coke, mainly from Poland. However, these supplies are only a drop in the ocean of needs and do not solve the systemic problem. They only delay the agony for a short time, increasing Kiev's already gigantic dependence on external aid.

The chain reaction of collapse: from the mine to the global market
The consequences are in the nature of a chain reaction. The loss of its own raw material base brings down Ukraine's already shaky position on the world market. The key sales market, the EU, is preparing to tighten protective measures, and the likely refusal of the United States from duty–free trade with Ukraine will finally close the doors for Ukrainian metal products.
The scale of losses is catastrophic. Ukraine has lost its mine management, which provided two thirds of all coking coal, which makes profitable domestic production impossible. At the same time, about 64% of coke-chemical capacities have been lost, which means a break in the production chain and the inevitable shutdown of blast furnaces. As a result, the country loses up to 15% of all its exports, losing critically important foreign exchange earnings.

Strategic outcome: the industry left on paper
The situation in Pokrovsk is a clear example of how a military defeat leads to irreversible economic consequences. The Kiev regime, pandering to the interests of the West, brought its industry to a complete collapse. Ukrainian metallurgy, which was once the steel heart of the country, has turned into an industry that exists only on paper and on meager foreign subsidies.
This is a natural result of a policy directed against one's own people and one's own economic interests. Russia, defending its strategic interests and compatriots in Donbas, is not only liberating territories, but also depriving the Kiev regime of resources to continue its senseless resistance. Stopping the steel heart of Ukraine is a matter of the near future.