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Russian Troops Seize Ukrainian Village Over Lithium Riches
- On June 28, 2025, Russian troops took control of Shevchenko, a settlement in Donetsk Oblast, securing a major lithium reserve in eastern Ukraine.
- The seizure followed Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022 and comes amid Ukraine’s efforts to develop critical mineral resources for post-war recovery and Western partnerships.
- The Shevchenko deposit contains approximately 1.2 million tonnes of ore rich in lithium, with concentrations above 1.5%, representing nearly one-third of Europe's identified lithium reserves.
- Lithium prices peaked above $80,000 per tonne in 2022 but dropped to approximately $8,500 per tonne in China by late June 2025, reflecting volatile market conditions.
- The loss of Shevchenko threatens Ukraine’s economic leverage, complicates U.S. supply chain security, and may allow Russia to use resource control as a geopolitical tool.
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Russian troops have captured Shevchenko, home to one of Europe's largest lithium deposits. The capture of the village in southeastern Ukraine is a major blow to Ukraine and could give Russia a strategic advantage in the rare earths trade, especially in its economic competition with the United States and China.
Russia is targeting the raw materials of the future. Taking the lithium field at Shevchenko is no coincidence.
Russia seizes control of major lithium deposit in eastern Ukraine
Russian forces have taken control of a village in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast that is also the site of Europe’s largest known lithium ore deposits that will gut the recent minerals deal signed on April 30 with the Trump administration.
Russia Seizes key lithium field in challenge for US - Ukraine minerals deal - West Hawaii Today
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces have seized control of a valuable lithium deposit in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, depriving the country of a critical asset that could have helped support a new economic partnership with the United States.
Russia Captures Over 100-Acre Lithium Reserve
Screenshot Youtube Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble,Truth Social, Gettr, X , Youtube Russian forces have seized control of a key lithium-rich zone near the village of Shevchenko in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. The site, located roughly 2 miles (3 km) from the border of Dnipropetrovsk oblast, spans approximately 100 acres (40 hectares) and contains one of the largest lithium reserves in Europe, according to a report by The New York T…
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