Russia uses the Kerch bridge to transport stolen minerals from occupied territories of Ukraine, the UK Ministry of Defense reports. As noted in the summary, the authorities of Ukraine have long reported the theft of resources by Russia. Ukraine has deposits of iron ore, coal, titanium, uranium, manganese, gold, and lithium. These are resources that are almost certainly wanted by Russia but are potential targets as Russia seeks to destroy Ukraine’s economy by cutting off its access and destroying its infrastructure. According to UK intelligence, one of the reasons Russia wants to improve transp…