Satellite data show how the Russian Federation destroyed 10 million tons of Ukrainian grain (photo)
Analysts from the Conflict Observatory have reported "significant evidence of granary damage due to non -decorating or purposeful bombing. " The war is ongoing, and Ukrainian "farmers will not be able to plant winter wheat" because there was a sharp shortage of granaries in the country. This opinion was expressed by Nathaniel Raymond, the head of the Laboratory of Humanitarian Studies and the lecturer of the Yale School of Public Health and the co -author of the study.
Conflict Observata, together with the National Laboratory of the OK-Reidge of the US Department of Energy, has developed an algorithm for detecting objects based on the analysis of commercial satellite images to find previously unknown storage facilities that were damaged during hostilities.
Although researchers have not been able to analyze all objects - there are about 1300 granaries in the country, of which 344 have been studied in the report - this is the largest grade for today, according to the material. "The amount of grain that can be stored at the objects we studied is almost a quarter of grain reserves in Ukraine," Raymond said. In Ukraine, there is an acute need for stable infrastructure for grain storage.
Cereals and other crops should often be stored in very specific conditions so that they are not spoiled. Any change in factors such as temperature or humidity can dramatically shorten the shelf life. According to the report, even if the storage structure seems outdoors, minor losses can lead to a deterioration of storage conditions, experts say. "Objects such as hospitals or schools that we have considered in previous reports can withstand more damage than an aluminum grain hopper," Raymond says.