He said this at a meeting of the working group of the government commission.
"Currently, 40 people are in the mine workings, of which 38 are miners and two mine rescuers," TASS quoted him as saying.
Earlier it was reported that the number of victims of methane explosions at the Listvyazhnaya mine increased to 96.
On November 25, an accident occurred at the Listvyazhnaya mine in Kuzbass, as a result of which 51 people died.
According to preliminary data, the explosion of methane is considered the cause of the emergency at the mine.
The Investigative Committee opened several cases.