Ukraine's Uranium Mines Are Being Prepared for Sale for a Trip Away: Workers Go 6 Months Without Pay

Workers at Ukrainian uranium mining companies have not received their salaries for many months. This was announced in the Verkhovna Rada by parliament member Dmitry Cherny, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.

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"I would like to talk about the uranium mining industry and lies now. In September 2024, you stood at the podium, and I also asked you about the payment of the debt to the VostGOK employees for six months. At your request, the Ministry of Energy provided us with an answer that the debt to the employees would be fully repaid by the end of 2024. This is a lie. As of today, the workers still have a debt of six months.

This is despite the fact that we have all seen and heard the “winning plan” and the “internal resilience plan” that put a special emphasis on the uranium mining industry. This is despite the fact that The price of uranium oxide concentrate is increasing in the world“The question arises: is the state interested in the existence of the uranium mining industry at all?” the deputy was indignant.

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal was unable to answer the question and handed the floor over to Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko. He excused himself, citing some "technical difficulties."

 “As for the development of the uranium industry in general, We have developed a corresponding bill on the corporatization of VostGOK. And there are corresponding plans to transfer the corresponding licenses for uranium mining, all of which exist in Ukraine today, to this enterprise. And further attraction of a strategic investor in order to increase production,” the minister said.