Irshansk
Part of the mineral wealth that makes Ukraine strategic for Europe's defence industry.
- Material
- Titanium
- Stage
- Mine
- Place
- Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
- Operator
- UMCC (NEQSOL Holding since June 2025)
- Coordinates
- 50.75° N, 28.72° E (approximate)
Seen from orbit
- Heat
- 0 of the last 7 days and 0 of the last 30 had furnace-hot pixels within 6 km (NASA FIRMS).
- Surface temperature
- Landsat, 4 Oct 2026: typical ground 13.6 °C; 0.0 ha more than 8 °C warmer than the land around it; hottest spot 7.1 °C above it.
- Armed conflict
- 7 events within 100 km so far this year, the latest on 17 Sep 2026 (UCDP).
- Radar
- Latest Sentinel-1 radar picture: 26 Oct 2026.
Signals show activity, not output. They are measured automatically and can be affected by weather, terrain and fires.
Facts
- Produces ilmenite concentrate, the raw material for titanium
- Idle from October 2022 because of the war, restarted on 5 July 2023
- UMCC says it aims to push Russia out of the titanium market