Tim MakJun 17, 2025

Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

#Russia is exploiting the coal-rich Ukrainian areas it occupies.

Through interviews and #OSINT research we investigated how Russia exports stolen #coal to Turkey, the abuse of miners and the Russian take over of the mines.

Show threadTim MakJun 17, 2025

For more than a decade, #Russia has been destroying not only the lives of Ukrainians above ground, but also those beneath it.

One of the biggest victims of the war is the miners, who spend most of their time underground extracting the mineral wealth of #Ukraine.

Show threadTim MakJun 17, 2025

According to #Forbes, #Ukraine boasts an estimated $14.8 trillion in mineral resources, 62 percent of which is in #coal.

Since 2014, #Russia has consistently been taking over Ukrainian mines. As of 2022, Russia had seized 63 percent of Ukraine's coal deposits.

Show threadLarry Garfield
@timkmak Unfortunately, even Ukraine needs to not use that coal. Not if we want the world to survive.
Jun 17, 2025 at 2:02pmWeb