@ARTICLE{Voytyuk_Oksana_Energy_2019, author={Voytyuk, Oksana}, volume={vol. 22}, number={No 4}, journal={Polityka Energetyczna - Energy Policy Journal}, pages={97–114}, howpublished={online}, year={2019}, publisher={Instytut Gospodarki Surowcami Mineralnymi i Energią PAN}, abstract={The annexation of Crimea and military operations that began in eastern Ukraine in April 2014 were the cause of the growing threat to Ukraine’s energy security. In terms of coal supplies, Donbass is of key importance for the country’s economy. Despite military operations on the east, illegal trade with the occupied territories was flourishing. This situation led to an increase in dissatisfaction amid certain social strata, as well as among volunteer battalions participants who took part in the military operations in Donbass and were the initiators of the Donbass blockade. The main purpose of the study to analyse the specific of the development of coal industry in Ukraine and the main reasons of the blockade of Donbass and its consequences.}, type={Article}, title={Energy blockade of Donbass and its consequences for Ukraine}, URL={http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/114946/PDF-MASTER/07-Voytyuk.pdf}, keywords={blockade, Donbass, Ukraine, coal}, }