Ukraine's important steel sector is being rocked by violence in the east of the country, with the crisis sparking fears exports to neighbouring Russia could fall 50 percent this year. Steel-making is centred in the conflict-torn regions of Luhansk and Donetsk, where many factories, mills and mines have been forced to stop work.
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Reuters: Rebel conflict imperils Ukraine’s steel industry
The steel plants in the Donbas are the biggest working institutions in Ukraine.
