The declining coal industry and the human toll of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war are devastating Russia’s Kemerovo region, leading to economic instability and loss of life.
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Known for coal mines and factories, Russia’s Kuzbass region has struggled for years with poverty, declining opportunities, and environmental destruction wrought by industrial pollution. Now, they’re also coping with the growing toll of dead and wounded from the Ukraine war.