Russians committed 231 crimes against Ukrainian environment
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, 231 environmental crimes committed by the aggressor country have been documented in the country and the Black Sea, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources announced on its website on Wednesday, citing data from the operational environmental headquarters, which has been recording cases of ecocide since the first days of the war.
According to them, most cases of ecocide were detected in Kyiv region — 34, Donetsk region — 27, and Dnipropetrovsk region — 22.
“This information will complement the overall list of losses from Russia’s military operations, which is being formed by the Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine to prepare a claim to the International Court of Justice,” the ministry stated.
