Russia is heavily mining Ukraine’s resource-rich area of Dniprorudne in Zaporizhzhia region.The loot is then transported back into russia for domestic consumption or export, the UK Defense Intelligence reports.
![Dniprorudne, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine Defense Express The UK Defense Intelligence: russia Intensifies Resource Theft in Zaporizhzhia Region](/media/contentimages/90066b751f5a5c9c.png)
Russia wants to ruin Ukraine’s economic potential by extracting its most valuable assets. Stealing resources from Ukraine entrenches russian occupation of these areas. 80% of Ukraine’s coal deposits, half of its oil and 72% of its natural gas are in temporarily occupied areas.
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