Metinvest CEO: Russia has destroyed Avdiivka Coke and it will be impossible to rebuild it

Due to destruction caused by Russian shelling, the Avdiivka Coke Plant plant will be impossible to restore after the war. This was stated in an interview with Forbes Yuriy Ryzhenkov, CEO of Metinvest, said in an interview with Forbes, UNN reports.

The plant is under the control of the Ukrainian army. It was repeatedly shelled by Russia. They fired at it with everything they had. I think it will be impossible to restore the plant,

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He added that it is unlikely that the plant will need to be rebuilt as it was before the invasion.

Ryzhenkov noted that the largest consumers of Avdiivka Coke's coke were "Azovstal and Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol were the largest consumers of Avdiivka Coke. in the foreseeable future, "until we return to Mariupol."

Metinvest CEO, commenting on the restoration of Azovstal, said that after the end of the war, metallurgy will remain a part of Mariupol, but will no longer will no longer be its foundation. Mariupol, he said, could become a resort city. city.

Tourism can be the main sector of the city's economy. There is also potential in mechanical engineering, shipbuilding, and science,

However. he emphasized that this will depend on the conditions under which the war ends. the war ends. It depends on who will be ready to come to live in the city. From Mariupol is less than 50 kilometers from the Russian border.

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As UNN previously reported , on November 28, the head of the of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade Dmytro Lazutkin reported that Ukrainian military are destroying Russian occupants on the outskirts of Avdiivka coke plant.

Ukrainian Armed Forces control Avdiivka Coke Plant - General StaffDec 2 2023, 08:40 AM • 31156 views