“After the Russian invaders destroyed the Kakhovskaya Hydroelectric Power Dam of the Kherson region, the reservoir resembled the desert. However, two years after the catastrophe, the plants grow so thick there that they have to break through them. About it writes The Guardian. “In addition to the rapid growth of local vegetation, it has sprouted up to 40 billion seeds of trees, which can lead to the formation of the largest floodplain forest in”, – WRITE ON: ua.news
After the Russian invaders destroyed the Kakhovskaya Hydroelectric Power Dam of the Kherson region, the reservoir resembled the desert. However, two years after the catastrophe, the plants grow so thick there that they have to break through them.
About it writes The Guardian.
“In addition to the rapid growth of local vegetation, it has sprouted to 40 billion seeds of trees, which can lead to the formation of the largest floodplain in the steppe zone of Ukraine,” – said the international coordinator of the organization “River without borders” Yevgeny Simonov.
In the National Nature Park “Great Meadow” (Zaporizhzhya region) you can see not just a local restoration of wetlands, because it is a rare and spontaneous restoration of a huge river ecosystem, the consequences of which go beyond Ukraine, says a specialist.
“Before the construction of the dam in the Dnieper floodplain, there were huge oak forests and many types of wetlands on thousands of square kilometers that created a mosaic of biodiversity biodiversity for hundreds of birds and giant fish, such as Ukrainian sturgeon, which came here.
The forest of the reservoir looks like an oasis that has arisen due to the lack of people, but still has the remains of their activity. In two years, the shores of the reservoir blurred, and their dust particles settled with a thick layer to the bottom of the reservoir.
In addition, toxic substances, including heavy metals from industrial enterprises, which are located along and above the reservoir.
The ecologist of freshwater reservoirs Alexander Shumilov also appreciated the changes in the reservoir.
“All these contaminants were absorbed by these small particles that settled to the bottom. The sediment acted as a huge sponge that accumulated at the bottom of this reservoir. According to our estimates, it was about 1.5 cubic km of contaminated deposits, ”she said.
Thus, when the dam was destroyed, a large amount of contaminated, potentially toxic waste got into the majority. In particular, heavy metals contained in them can contaminate water sources, soil and absorb plants.
“Even in low concentrations, they can adversely affect the viral systems of human organisms, such as cancer, endocrine disorders, lung problems, kidneys,” Shumilova explained.
The specialist compared the effect of these substances with radiation, because toxins move up the food chain and can concentrate, creating problems for large animals and meat.
“It is unknown about how these pollutants are also transmitted in the food chain. This cannot be investigated at this time because it is dangerous to enter the territory. There are no systematic research, ”she emphasized.
Recall that the Kakhovka reservoir has actually ceased to exist after the blasting of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant by the Russians and the east of water. The corresponding photos took a satellite of the series Sentinel Copernicus from ESA.
We will remind, on the night of June 6 Russian occupation troops blown up Dam and machine hall of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station.
Due to the emergency that has developed after the exclusion of the Russian occupants of the dam Kakhovsky Reservoirs, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky convened an emergency meeting of the National Security and Defense Council.
It used to be published footage of consequences of blasting the enemy of the Kakhovsky hydroelectric power plant.
