2007 Zasyadko mine disaster

The 2007 Zasyadko mine disaster was a mining accident that happened on November 18, 2007 at the Zasyadko coal mine (Ukrainian: Шахта ім. Засядько) in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk.

2007 Zasyadko mine disaster
Location of Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine
DateNovember 18, 2007
LocationDonetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Coordinates48°04′08″N 37°48′20″E
Deaths101

By November 30, 101 miners were reported dead: the worst accident in Ukraine's history. At the time of the explosion, 457 miners were in the complex.

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