The surface resembles that of an alien world, with its jagged terrain and vast, icy expanses. Towering, sharp mounds of soil encircle expansive frozen ponds, stretching across an expansive landscape of sandy earth and massive craters.

On this surreal landscape, a massive mechanical contraption, akin to the machinery out of Star Wars, fiercely extracts huge chunks of earth from a sprawling excavation. A mammoth metal scoop, attached to an imposing arm, relentlessly digs and swings back and forth, dumping its load onto another simulation of a mountain of dirt.
This scene unravels at one of Ukraine’s titanic open-pit titanium mines, a natural resource potentially desirable for Donald Trump, as he develops plans to engage in a deal with Kyiv to access Ukrainian minerals, rare earth substances, and other raw materials.
Located in the Zhytomyr region, in the northwest of the country, this mine falls under the ownership of Group DF, an international conglomerate founded by a Ukrainian entrepreneur.