Donbas is dominated by heavy industry, such as coal mining and metallurgy. It is a significant supplier of [[coal]] with estimated reserves of 60 billion tonnes of coal. In March 2017, Ukrainian President [[Petro Poroshenko]], who came to power in the Maidan coup, imposed an economic boycott on goods exported from Donetsk and Luhansk, meaning that Ukraine does not buy coal from the Donets Coal Basin.<ref>[https://economics.unian.info/2338645-ukrainian-energy-industry-thorny-road-of-reform.html Ukrainian energy industry: thorny road of reform], Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (10 January 2018)</ref> | Donbas is dominated by heavy industry, such as coal mining and metallurgy. It is a significant supplier of [[coal]] with estimated reserves of 60 billion tonnes of coal. In March 2017, Ukrainian President [[Petro Poroshenko]], who came to power in the Maidan coup, imposed an economic boycott on goods exported from Donetsk and Luhansk, meaning that Ukraine does not buy coal from the Donets Coal Basin.<ref>[https://economics.unian.info/2338645-ukrainian-energy-industry-thorny-road-of-reform.html Ukrainian energy industry: thorny road of reform], Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (10 January 2018)</ref> |