A problem with this article is it could easily give people the incorrect impression that there isn't significant mineral wealth in Ukraine (and occupied Ukraine

A problem with this article is it could easily give people the incorrect impression that there isn't significant mineral wealth in Ukraine (and occupied Ukraine). There certainly is, potentially trillions of dollars worth: https://united24media.com/business/ukraines-mineral-resources-valued-at-15-trillion-are-a-prime-target-for-russia-4057 https://united24media.com/business/ukraines-mineral-resource... Sure, these specific types of deposits may not be valuable. But there's plenty of other types of resources that are valuable, and many mines were/are operational. Russia didn't invade Ukraine just because. They're doing it to steal valuable land and resources. They're not just evil or misguided. They're rational evil.