Environmental crimes caused 52 billion euros in damages during the 500 days of full-scale war ecopolitic.com.ua

Environmental crimes caused 52 billion euros in damages during the 500 days of full-scale war

Valentina Gembarska

One of the key goals of environmental security within the framework of the Peace Formula is the climate transformation of the economy

Over 500 days of full-scale war in Ukraine, almost 2,500 cases of war-related environmental damage were recorded. The total damage is estimated at 52 billion euros.

This was discussed during the meeting of the working group on the practical implementation of the principles of President Volodymyr Zelenskyi's Peace Formula, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Economy Yuliya Svyridenko said on Facebook.

"For more than 500 days of full-scale war, almost 2,500 cases of environmental damage caused by the war were recorded. The total damage is estimated at 52 billion euros. Due to the invasion of Russia, 174,000 square kilometers of Ukrainian land are potentially contaminated with explosive objects," the message said.

She emphasized that the key goals of environmental security within the framework of the Peace Formula are damage assessment, holding Russia accountable and climate transformation of the Ukrainian economy.

As EcoPolitic reported earlier, as a result of a Russian missile attack on the Vocational Technical Education Institute in Sumy, the state caused damages in the amount of UAH 160.2 million

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This is the largest amount of damages calculated based on the fact of soil pollution within the Sumy region during the period of martial law