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.
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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