Russia is causing enormous damage to the Ukrainian environment: the total cost of the damages has already reached UAH 1.9 trillion (more than $51.5 billion).
During the year of the full-scale war, Ukraine’s Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry and specialists of the State Environmental Inspection have already documented more than 2,300 crimes against nature.
According to the head of the ministry, Ruslan Strilets, a fifth of the Ukrainian reserve fund has been affected by hostilities. 10 national natural parks, 8 nature reserves, and 2 biosphere reserves are currently under occupation.
