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Police ignore, foresters conceal: why it is difficult to combat illegal logging
Police ignore, foresters conceal: why it is difficult to combat illegal logging

Activists from LIiS identified 33 cases of this crime, but law enforcement agencies opened only seven cases

Smog formed over Kyiv after the shelling. What should residents do?
Smog formed over Kyiv after the shelling. What should residents do?

Due to power outages at environmental monitoring stations, Kyiv residents are advised to use the smell of smoke as a guide

Searches at Dnipro City Hall: three regions investigate embezzlement of state funds on waste
Searches at Dnipro City Hall: three regions investigate embezzlement of state funds on waste

The police are also working at a landfill site and at a number of addresses linked to individuals involved in the criminal case

Court orders police to open case against Ministry of Economy following complaint by environmental activists
Court orders police to open case against Ministry of Economy following complaint by environmental activists

Environmentalists seek to hold Ministry officials accountable for tree felling in national parks

In Volyn, nearly 20,000 hectares of forests and lakes were given to a brokerage firm
In Volyn, nearly 20,000 hectares of forests and lakes were given to a brokerage firm

Previously, the Kovel Forestry Enterprise of the State Enterprise "Forests of Ukraine" refused to maintain these lands

Permits for poachers, deforestation, and pollution: a digest of environmental crimes
Permits for poachers, deforestation, and pollution: a digest of environmental crimes

Officials continue to cover up the destruction of Ukrainian forests

Logging under power lines? Why Ukraine's Forestry Agency will inspect the Runa mountain pasture in winter
Logging under power lines? Why Ukraine's Forestry Agency will inspect the Runa mountain pasture in winter

Surveying snow-covered forests will not provide reliable information. Activists call this a sham to cover up future logging

Oil development under Morshyn nature reserves: little-known company wants to buy special permit
Oil development under Morshyn nature reserves: little-known company wants to buy special permit

The firm may be linked to individuals involved in criminal proceedings by the BEB

Theft at waste processing plant: director among those charged
Theft at waste processing plant: director among those charged

In just two episodes of "professional" activity by the official and his accomplices, the state lost more than UAH 22 million

Fire disaster in Odessa region: fire destroyed 645 hectares in the Danube Reserve
Fire disaster in Odessa region: fire destroyed 645 hectares in the Danube Reserve

Damage to the environment caused by air pollution alone amounted to approximately UAH 5 billion

Top Ukrainian environmental disasters and crimes in 2025
Top Ukrainian environmental disasters and crimes in 2025

These include large-scale fires, pollution of the Black Sea, and the shockingly brazen destruction of forests

The fifth head of the Rava-Ruska Forestry Enterprise will be tried – State Bureau of Investigation
The fifth head of the Rava-Ruska Forestry Enterprise will be tried – State Bureau of Investigation

The official's "activities" caused damage to the state amounting to UAH 10 million