Russia Eyes Major Manganese Project in Occupied Zaporizhzhia Region

Tamara Ceaikovski

A Russian company has begun steps to develop one of the world’s largest manganese deposits in occupied southern Ukraine, according to a report by Kommersant. The outlet says Reale Engineering Invest secured a license in February 2026 to extract minerals from the Bolshoye Tokmak deposit in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region and launched geological exploration in April. JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . Corporate records show that 25.1% of the