Ukraine’s ecological losses from the full-scale war reached 71 billion dollars

Ukraine’s losses due to ecological destruction from the war already reach 71 billion dollars. As a result of military operations, 3 million hectares of Ukrainian forests were destroyed and 139,000 square meters were polluted. km of Ukrainian lands with explosive objects. The Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Svitlana Grynchuk said this during the UN Conference on Climate Change, reports the Ministry of Environment, reports UNN.

During the 1,000 days of the war, the environmental damage caused by military actions is estimated at approximately 71 billion dollars. During the full-scale invasion, the Russian Federation committed more than 6,500 crimes against the environment. More than six million Ukrainians had to seek temporary protection in various European countries, which led to an additional 3.3 million tons of CO2 emissions. The total amount of greenhouse gas emissions caused by the war is 180 million tons

According to her, due to hostilities and forest fires during almost three years of the war, the greenhouse gas absorption potential of Ukrainian forests decreased by 1.7 million tons, and a total of 3 million hectares of Ukrainian forests were destroyed. In addition, 139,000 sq. km of Ukrainian lands contaminated with explosive objects.

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All environmental crimes committed by Russia on the territory of Ukraine during the full-scale invasion are carefully documented in order to later receive a proper assessment in international courts. And specialists of the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Examinations help in this.

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“From February 2022 (to September 2024 – ed.) experts of the Institute conducted more than 300 studies of water and soil samples. In one examination, up to several dozen of the specified samples are analyzed. Such studies include several stages that allow assessing the state of water and soil and detecting contamination , establish possible consequences for the environment and the health of Ukrainians. aspects make it possible to establish the ecological state in which we live,” KNDISE experts noted.