During the session of the Novovolynsk City Council, after debates, a decision was made to prematurely bring up the issue of privatization of Volyn mines. This was the deputies' reaction to the previous decision of the state leadership regarding privatization in the coal industry. This was reported on December 8 by the own correspondent of the Western Information Corporation.
During the session, examples were cited of how six mines were closed in Novovolynsk, resulting in a number of socio-economic problems, including unemployment, which have not been resolved to this day.
Acting General Director of the State Enterprise "Volynvuhillia" Mykhailo Borsiuk and the head of the Volyn territorial committee of the trade union of coal industry workers Yurii Kalistratov participated in the discussion of the issue. They and the deputies were unanimous in the opinion that the privatization of Novovolynsk mines will lead to their complete liquidation, since under current conditions, without state support, they simply cannot survive.