“The President has already received a report from Governor Tsivilev.
The president also spoke on the phone with the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Alexander Chupriyan, who, on the instructions of the president, is now, at this moment, together with the head of Rostekhnadzor Trembitsky, flying to Kemerovo to organize the rescue work on the spot, "Peskov said.
Smoke in the mine occurred on Thursday, November 25, at about 08:30 (04:30 Moscow time).
239 of 285 miners were brought to the surface.
According to the latest data, the number of victims as a result of an emergency at the Kuzbass mine has increased to 11.