The Commercial Court of Lviv Oblast appointed Evgeny Sevastyanov as the sanation manager of JSC "Lviv Coal Company" — an enterprise whose financial condition directly determines the operation of the Chervonohrad Central Coking Plant (CCP). This is reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing a report by the "Pryamyi" TV channel. The decision was made after a series of court hearing postponements, during which the plant had in fact been idle since January 2026, while accumulated debts continued to grow.

Context: eight years of bankruptcy and months of downtime

JSC "Lviv Coal Company" has been in bankruptcy proceedings since 2015. However, the acute crisis at the production level began in January 2026, when the Chervonohrad CCP was effectively shut down. Previous court hearings in the sanation case were repeatedly postponed, which allowed the plant to accumulate arrears. According to RBC-Ukraine, the dragging out of the court proceedings became one of the key reasons why the enterprise could not resume operations for several months. Members of the relevant trade unions had previously appealed to the Ministry of Energy, demanding action on the situation at the "Chervonohrad" CCP, emphasizing the facility's systemic importance for the region's fuel balance.

Unanimous support for the candidate

The candidate of Evgeny Sevastyanov was unanimously supported by the creditors' committee and the enterprise's workforce. The court was also presented with the positions of representatives of the justice department, the prosecutor's office, the State Property Fund, and the trade union organization — all of them spoke in favor of appointing Sevastyanov. The justice representative noted at the hearing that, according to the unified register of insolvency practitioners, no disciplinary sanctions had been applied to this specialist and no violations in his work had been recorded. "The creditors stated their position that they support Sevastyanov, and accordingly we also support him," she said.

Deadlines: sanation plan by November 16, next hearing on November 18

The court ordered the new manager to prepare a sanation plan for JSC "Lviv Coal Company" by November 16, 2026. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for November 18. Thus, Sevastyanov has less than three months to develop a strategy for restoring the enterprise, which must ensure the launch of the coking plant and the resumption of wage payments to employees. Natalia, head of the primary trade union organization, speaking on behalf of the workforce, outlined the key task: "We need the plant to work, for people to receive their wages, and we also support" the appointment of the new manager.

Energy risks: the heating season under threat

The significance of the Chervonohrad CCP goes far beyond a single enterprise. As noted in RBC-Ukraine's materials, the full operation of the plant determines the supply of coal from the mines of the Lviv-Volyn coal basin to state thermal power generation. MPs and trade union representatives had previously warned that without the launch of the CCP, Ukraine would have a harder time getting through the upcoming heating season. The downtime, lasting from January to August 2026, has already created a shortage of processed coal and increased the load on alternative supply channels for thermal power plants. The appointment of a new sanation manager is seen as the first practical step to move this infrastructure bottleneck out of a "dead end."

Contradictory data

No significant factual contradictions regarding the key parameters (the manager's full name, hearing dates, the enterprise's status) were found in the provided sources. At the same time, the Obozrevatel source (ID 2) records the wording "the court again postponed the decision," which refers to the previous hearings before Sevastyanov's appointment. This is confirmed in the main RBC-Ukraine text by the statement that "previous court hearings were repeatedly postponed." The difference in emphasis — "postponement" versus "appointment" — is explained by the chronology: first there were postponements, then the final decision was made. As of August 28, 2026, Sevastyanov's appointment is a current and confirmed fact.