🇷🇺 The Russian army has just liberated a massive Donbass lithium mine that had attracted Western interest. 

The Shevchenko Lithium Ore Field, the largest in Europe, holds an estimated 13.8 million tons of lithium ore, with up to 207,000 tons of pure lithium oxide, as per a 2018 Ukrainian geological study.

The deposit also contains tantalum, niobium, and beryl. In 2021, Australian-registered, British-owned mining company European Lithium was reportedly in the process of “securing” rights to the field.

A significant strategic and economic victory for Russia in Donbass.