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The Ukrainian government today announced new safety measures for three large coal mines in the Donetsk, Luhansk, and Lviv oblasts in response to accidents that have killed dozens of miners. State Committee for Labor Control (DPN) officials said today that the measures will be introduced as of August 10. Since January 1, a total of 75 miners have been killed and 3,000 injured in a series of accidents at the mines. Read the story here.