Chronicle of Russia’s war crimes against Ukraine’s environment: Odesa Oblast, August 2023
Russia’s attacks on Odesa Oblast’s ports continue its campaign of grain terror. Russia is using terror to compete for international wheat markets. As of 23 August 2023, Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development Oleksandr Kubrakov said this was the eighth attack on port infrastructure since Russia withdrew from the Grain Initiative. In total, 270,000 tonnes of grain had been destroyed in a month of attacks on the ports.
We are collecting information about the Russian Federation’s crimes against nature in Odesa and Odesa Oblast during the war: environmental pollution from explosions and damage to infrastructure, contamination of air, water and soil with toxic substances, destruction of ecosystems in protected natural areas and internationally significant conservation areas, and more. We will update this information daily, so please send any facts you know to the following address:zeleniy.list1@gmal.com
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