Losses in 1.9 trillion hryvnias: how war with Russia harms the Ukrainian environment

During the year of the full -scale war, more than 2,300 crimes against nature have been documented in Ukraine. Under the occupation of the enemy are now 10 national nature parks, 8 reserves, 2 biosphere reserves. During the year of the full -scale war, the Russian invaders caused the environment of Ukraine for UAH 1. 9 trillion. The Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Ruslan Streach has informed about it.

According to him, experts have already documented more than 2300 crimes of Russians against nature. "The amount of losses is almost 1. 9 trillion hryvnias. Almost 500 thousand hectares are occupied today or are in the war zone. 2. 4 million hectares of forests are already released and need to be restored," the official said. Also, according to the Minister, Russian troops seized 10 national nature parks, 8 reserves, 2 biosphere reserves. All these territories are now under the occupation of the enemy.

About 600 species of fauna and 750 flora species, including red -book species, were threatened by fighting. About a thousand cases of dolphins on the shores of Ukraine, Bulgaria and Turkey have already been recorded. In addition, the most industrialized part of Ukraine is in the war zone. The Russians occupied 132 mineral deposits, and the losses of the industry in the year reach 7. 76 trillion hryvnias.

The war also increases the climatic crisis, as hostilities cause additional direct carbon emissions into the atmosphere of about 33 million tons. More than 23 million tonnes of greenhouse gases came into the atmosphere from fires in forests, agricultural and other facilities during the fighting. We will remind, on January 25 at the Kiev School of Economics the losses of infrastructure as a result of Russian aggression were calculated. This amount has already reached $ 137.