Yuriy Boyko and Viktor Baloga

Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Yuriy Boyko (left) and Minister of Emergency Situations Viktor Baloga during proceedings of the government commission on investigation of the explosion at the mine "Sukhodolskaya-Vostochnaya", in Sukhodolsk (Lugansk region), on Sunday, July 31, 2011. Communicating with journalists on the results of his working visit to Lugansk region, Prime Minister of Ukraine and Chairman of the Lugansk Regional State Administration informed that they take under their control the solution of social and domestic problems of Sukhodolsk, where on July 29 there was an explosion at the mine "Sukhodolskaya-Vostochnaya" and 26 people died. In addition, Prime Minister recalled that 5.6 mln USD were allocated by the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to Lugansk Regional State Administration for additional financial support to families and relatives of victims of the accident. Photo by Oleg Markevich / POOL / UNIAN