# Zaporozhstal closure would devastate Ukraine, lawmaker says

https://mins.news/en/item/20543

- TASS, 2026-08-12 19:24 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2172091

> Viktor Yemelyanenko, chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Zaporozhye Region, says shutting the Zaporozhstal steel plant would be devastating for Ukraine. He says the local economy has depended on the enterprise. The statement frames the plant as central to the area’s economic life and emphasizes the damage its closure could cause.