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Investigation: How Russia steals Ukraine's trillion-dollar mineral wealth

Investigation: How Russia steals Ukraine's trillion-dollar mineral wealth

Our investigation into how Russia has been destroying Ukrainian coal mines revealed theft of equipment, illegal exports of coal, and harsh treatment of workers.

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