The destruction of the plant caused a "round amount" of damage to nature

The destruction of the plant caused a "round amount" of damage to nature facebook.com/deiukr
Katerina Belousova

Currently, the territory of the enterprise is covered with the remains of ammunition, plastic, wood, metals, glass, bricks, concrete, slate, etc.

Eco-inspectors calculated almost 58 million hryvnias of damage to the environment as a result of missile strikes on the Kharkiv Mechanical Repair Plant.

The total area of ​​littering of the territory amounted to more than 1,000 m2, the State Inspectorate reports on Facebook.

It was noted in the message that it is difficult to determine the exact date of impact and the number of rocket strikes, however, eco-inspectors processed all possible materials for calculating damages.

In peacetime, the enterprise was engaged in the production of machines, special and general equipment, building metal structures and metal-plastic windows. Currently, its territory is covered with remains of ammunition, plastic, wood, metals, glass, brick, concrete, slate, etc.

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"Damage caused to the state as a result of the violation of environmental legislation was calculated in accordance with a special methodology developed by specialists of the State Environmental Inspection and the Operational Headquarters immediately after a full-scale invasion in order to record the damage caused as a result of armed aggression," the message said.

The eco-inspectors handed over the case materials to the Operational Headquarters of the State Eco-Inspection.

Earlier, EcoPolitic wrote, that in the liberated territories of Kharkiv region, eco-inspectors together with the military began surveying these territories and recording the damage caused to the environment by the russians troops.

As EcoPolitic previously reported, in Kharkiv destruction of the "Kharkiv" hotel by russian troops caused damage to the environment in the amount of 752.3 million hryvnias.

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