russia is using the Kerch Bridge to remove stolen minerals from the occupied territories of Ukraine, according to an intelligence report from the UK Ministry of Defense.

One of the reasons russia is seeking to improve transport infrastructure in the occupied part of Ukraine is that it wants to extract more Ukrainian minerals. One of the russian occupation officials in the Zaporozhye region previously stated that the modernization and construction of road and rail transport links with russia would improve communication routes not only for military logistics, but also for the export of grain and minerals.

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