Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine

Occupiers’ explosion of Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant: Damages reached $14 billion, - Ministry of Environment Almost $14 billion in damages have already been accrued as a result of the Russians' explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant. 06.01.25 14:49 947 2

Five captured defenders of Chornobyl NPP returned to Ukraine today - Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources During the prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine on December 30, 5 defenders of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant returned home. 30.12.24 19:29 2 186 13

Ukraine blocks Russia’s participation in Water Convention Bureau During a meeting of the 10th Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, Ukraine blocked Russia's participation in the Water Convention Bureau. 26.10.24 13:37 5 207 9

Russia has caused environmental damage to Ukraine worth at least UAH 2.6 trillion - Head of Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Hrynchuk The aggressor country Russia has caused environmental damage to Ukraine worth at least UAH 2.6 trillion. More than 6,000 environmental crimes have been recorded. 14.10.24 22:15 659 5 Previously in trend: War

Repeated water pollution is recorded in Seim River - Ministry of Environment As of 22 September, the Seim River is experiencing repeated water pollution. The situation in the Desna River is stabilising. 22.09.24 19:23 4 011 22

Air in Kyiv is full of dust, soot and smoke. Reason is burning of peat bogs - Ministry of Environment The reason for the poor air quality in Kyiv is the burning of peat bogs and other ecosystems and autumn temperature drops. 20.09.24 12:33 2 833 12

New deterioration of water quality in Seim River in Sumy region, reasons are being investigated - Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Further deterioration of water quality in the Seim River is observed in the Sumy region. The reasons for the possible repeated organic pollution are currently being investigated. 17.09.24 17:40 1 897 13

Water quality is improving in Seim, and pollution flow in Desna is slowing down - Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources The water quality in the Seim River is improving, while in the Desna the movement of pollution is slowing down, is recorded at points and is not homogeneous. 12.09.24 22:47 1 117 2

Pollution of Seim and Desna rivers caused losses of more than UAH 405 million - Hrynchuk The amount of environmental damage in Chernihiv and Sumy regions due to the pollution of the Seim and Desna rivers is already more than UAH 405 million. 12.09.24 09:15 2 002 11

Pollution has spread along Desna River, dead fish are observed, worst water samples are in Chernihiv As of 11 September, the pollution has moved along the Desna River, with the worst water samples in Chernihiv and Boromyky village. In the Sumy region, the trend of improving water quality in the Seim River continues. 11.09.24 15:39 3 771 20

Rada supports appointment of Hrynchuk as Minister of Environmental Protection The Verkhovna Rada has supported the appointment of Svitlana Hrynchuk as Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine. 05.09.24 15:48 2 348 12

Movement of organic matter from Seim is gradually slowing down. Chernihiv is still 74 km away - Ministry of Environment The movement of organic matter from the Seim is gradually slowing down. As of 1 September, organic matter from the Seim was recorded at a distance of 92 km from the confluence with the Desna. There are still 74 km to go to Chernihiv. 01.09.24 19:25 6 153 6

Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources has launched EcoThreat app: you can find out about air quality and report eco-crimes The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine has launched the EcoThreat web resource and app. It allows users to find out about the state of the environment and report environmental damage. 22.05.24 21:39 1 488 8 Society

Yesterday’s massive shelling caused over UAH 325 million in damage to Ukraine’s environment The estimated amount of environmental damage in four regions of Ukraine caused by Russia’s armed attack on 8 May is over UAH 325 million. 09.05.24 11:59 878 5 Incidents

Almost 20% of protected areas affected by war, more than one million hectares of protected areas need demining - Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Minister Ruslan Strilets, together with the heads of national parks and reserves, summarized the results of 2023 and discussed plans for 2024. 28.12.23 22:20 562 0 War in Ukraine

Ukraine and Romania resolve 20-year dispute over Danube-Black Sea canal, - Ministry of Environmental Protection Ukraine and Romania have resolved a long-standing dispute over the construction of the Danube-Black Sea deep-water shipping lane by the Ukrainian side. 16.12.23 18:45 12 883 45 World

Ukraine and Bulgaria to cooperate in restoring Ukrainian environment Ukraine and Bulgaria will implement joint projects to restore the Ukrainian environment. 10.12.23 17:58 1 517 6 Incidents

More than 62 thousand hectares of Kherson region’s forest damaged as result of occupants’ explosion of Kakhovka HPP - Ministry of Environment After the Russians blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, more than 62,000 hectares of forest in Kherson region were affected. 03.11.23 16:30 629 2 Incidents

Russia caused damage to Ukraine’s environment for more than 2 trillion hryvnias, - Ministry of Environment Oleksandr Krasnolutskyi, the Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, reported that the damage caused to the environment during the Russian invasion already exceeds 2 trillion hryvnias. 20.07.23 16:43 558 6 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

As result of war, 10-12 million tons of garbage were created in Ukraine, - Ministry of Environment Approximately 10-12 million tons of garbage have been generated in Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia. This is approximately as much as the amount of solid household waste generated in the country in a year. However, the final figure will be known only after the de-occupation of all territories. 20.06.23 14:04 1 523 14 Previously in trend: War

More than 72% of water has already been lost from Kakhovka Reservoir, - Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine As of the morning of June 12, the water level in the Kakhovka reservoir continues to decrease. 12.06.23 12:25 2 913 8 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russians are destroying Kinburn Peninsula: up to 4 million trees have been damaged by fires During the year of full-scale invasion, 131 fires were recorded on the Kinburn Peninsula, affecting more than 5 thousand hectares of the park. Most of the fires were repeated and affected the same area several times. 11.05.23 15:35 4 214 10 Society

There are 31 fire exclusion zone, and pollution is rising - Ministry of the Environment In the exclusion zone near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, 31 fires were detected on a total area of 10,111 hectares, and radioactive contamination is increasing. 27.03.22 00:13 2 472 5 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War