In Dniprorudne, the occupiers embezzled miners' wages totaling more than 93 million rubles
At the temporarily occupied iron ore plant in the city of Dniprorudne, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the Russian occupation administration has organized a large-scale corruption scheme, resulting in the disappearance of over 93 million rubles from the payroll fund (approximately $0.9–1 million at the current exchange rate).
This was reported by the Center for National Resistance.
According to the Center, the plant’s employees have not received their wages since April 2024, despite the occupiers’ regular claims of allegedly “stable operations” and the fulfillment of social obligations.
At the same time, the occupying authorities reported to Moscow that all debts to employees had been fully repaid.
Investigators believe that funds from the payroll were embezzled through forged documentation.
“Budget funds were simply embezzled by Kremlin puppets who used fake documents claiming they had fulfilled their obligations,” the statement reads.
As a result, hundreds of miners and their families were left without a means of subsistence.
The Center for National Resistance emphasizes that the situation in Dniprorudne is a typical example of how the occupation administrations operate—with signs of corruption, looting, and the misappropriation of local residents’ income.
Earlier, Ukrainian intelligence reported that in the Orikhiv area, Russian troops are wearing civilian clothing in an attempt to conceal their presence and evade strikes by the Defense Forces. The Main Intelligence Directorate emphasizes that such actions violate international law and pose an additional danger to civilians.
