The cavernous salt mines of Soledar, previously hosted symphonies and soccer games, are the target of bitter fighting between Ukraine and Russia. | BISouthAfrica
The salt mine reaches a depth of around 300 metres.
A salt mine is converted into a concert hall for a performance by the Donetsk Symphony orchestra in the town of Soledar, October 2, 2004.The mines can be up to 300 metres deep and its mined tunnels have a combined length of 300km, Reuters reported, citing a local tourist website. Huge deposits remain are still to be mined.
The health benefits of salt are well known and the mines' micro-climate also combines with the healing process. Near the tourist route there is a speleo-sanitarium where people are treated for bronchial conditions, asthma, chronic pneumonia, some forms of psoriasis, weak immunity, and thyroid diseases.Visitors enjoy their meal at a 980-foot-deep salt mine converted into a concert hall for a performance by the Donetsk Symphony orchestra in the town of Soledar, on October 2, 2004.Capturing Soledar's mines, among the largest in Europe, could serve a financial purpose for Russia.
mercenaries from the Wagner Group of exploiting natural resources in African countries, including the Central African Republic, Mali, and Sudan, to help fund Moscow's war in Ukraine.The mines could also have a military value.Capturing the mines could also be valuable to Russia to bolster its defensive position, as they could muster troops and store weapons underground where Ukraine could not strike them.
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