Ukraine reduced coal production 6.6% year-on-year in January-July 2019 to 17.87 million tons, the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry told Interfax. Coking coal output fell by 8.9% to 3.3 million tons and production of steam coal declined 6.1% to 14.571 million tons. In July alone, coal production fell 4.4% year-on-year to 2.53 million tons.