MOSCOW, April 1, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Russian emergency workers on Monday ended a 
rescue operation at a mine in the country's far east where 13 workers have 
been trapped underground for two weeks, state media reported.

"On 1 April, a decision was made to terminate the rescue operation at the 
Pioneer mine. The results of drilling showed the areas where the miners could 
be are filled with rock mass and water," the Interfax news agency cited the 
mine operator as saying.