More than 900 coal miners protest in central Kiev
14:50, 3 June 2009
KIEV. June 3. KAZINFORM. About 930 coal miners from the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine continued their protest in front of the country's government building on Wednesday; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
Coal miners from three coal mining enterprises in the Donetsk Region started their protest on Tuesday, demanding that Ukraine's state monopoly, the Ukrainian Coal association, meet its obligations for the purchase of coal.
The miners also demanded a personal meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. However, their demand has not been met so far; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru for full version.