Zaporizhzhia region — latest ecology news

Smoke from artisanal furnaces for burning rubber poisoned the air in Zaporizhzhia
Smoke from artisanal furnaces for burning rubber poisoned the air in Zaporizhzhia

Furnaces work without any dust and gas cleaning equipment

The occupied Melitopol is drowning in garbage: the Russians are doing nothing
The occupied Melitopol is drowning in garbage: the Russians are doing nothing

In a year and a half of occupation, Melitopol was turned into a complete landfill

Polluters of the Zaporizhzhia Region paid 232 million in eco-taxes for 2023
Polluters of the Zaporizhzhia Region paid 232 million in eco-taxes for 2023

In 2021, polluting enterprises of the region paid 434.5 million hryvnias in environmental taxes

Residents of Zaporizhzhia demand reduction of industrial air pollution
Residents of Zaporizhzhia demand reduction of industrial air pollution

During adverse weather conditions, industrial emissions are not dispersed and people are forced to breathe poisonous air

The occupiers began to destroy the largest river of the Azov region
The occupiers began to destroy the largest river of the Azov region

This can lead to an increase in the salinity of the water in the Sea of ​​Azov

In Zaporozhye, an entrepreneur poisons the air with black smoke from a makeshift stove
In Zaporozhye, an entrepreneur poisons the air with black smoke from a makeshift stove

Law enforcement officers, government representatives and ecologists were not allowed to enter the enterprise

Activists removed 15 tons of garbage from the washed-up shores of Khortytsia
Activists removed 15 tons of garbage from the washed-up shores of Khortytsia

About 200 people took part in eco-actions for cleaning

The bottom of the Kakhovsky Reservoir was turned into a green meadow
The bottom of the Kakhovsky Reservoir was turned into a green meadow

Damage to the environment from the Russians' detonation of the Kakhovskaya HPP reached $1.5 billion

Ecological damage from Russian aggression reached 12 billion UAH in Zaporizhzhia
Ecological damage from Russian aggression reached 12 billion UAH in Zaporizhzhia

Improper disposal of military equipment and weapons poses a threat to the environment

500 kg of tires and bottles were removed from the washed-up Khortytsia. Photo
500 kg of tires and bottles were removed from the washed-up Khortytsia. Photo

About 200 hectares of beach area, which used to be a bottom, was formed on Khortytsia

Activists will clean up the shallow Dnipro in Khortytsia in Zaporizhzhia
Activists will clean up the shallow Dnipro in Khortytsia in Zaporizhzhia

100 volunteers will be able to join the first eco-action

Dolphins are dying en masse on the protected spit in the Sea of ​​Azov
Dolphins are dying en masse on the protected spit in the Sea of ​​Azov

The dolphins probably died in the area of ​​Byryuchy Island