Miners in the Kemerovo region have declared a hunger strike: they have not received wages for four months and complain about worn-out equipment.

The regional Investigative Committee has already confirmed that 382 employees Inskaya mine They've been waiting for their salaries since July. Their outstanding debt has exceeded 46 million rubles.

Debts for water and electricity bills have also accumulated.

The owner of the mine Denis Nemykin admits that he already owes more than a billion rubles in back taxes. At today's meeting with miners, he asked to extract another 300 thousand tons of coal in order to have at least some funds to solve their problems.

In response to this, the mine director Roman Fidler He reported that the mine's equipment was "critically worn out," and there was a lack of funds for repairs. The mine, according to workers, had fallen into disrepair, and mining there meant certain death.

Not agreeing with the mine owner's latest promises and his requests to wait a little longer, at least 12 miners announced the hunger strike. They pitched two tents right at the plant.

A criminal case has been opened regarding the wage arrears.