Russian Occupiers Threw a Real Ecological Bomb into the Black Sea
What happened in the Kerch Strait on 15 December 2024 may cause the largest environmental disaster in the Black Sea in recent decades. As a result of the accident involving two Russian tankers, more than 8,000 tonnes of fuel oil may have spilled into the sea. Ukraine’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources estimates the damage to the Black Sea ecosystem caused by the fuel-oil spill from the Russian tanker accident in the Kerch Strait at more than $14 billion.
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How to Help Local Communities Better Support the Armed Forces
The state does not always manage to provide the military with everything it needs. One reason is the lack of modern supply standards for frontline units and individual service members. To address the problem, Green Leaf NGO, together with representatives of the “Money for the Armed Forces” initiative group in Odesa, developed recommendations that they sent to the President of Ukraine, members of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and other central government bodies.
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Chronicle of Russia’s War Crimes Against Ukraine’s Environment: Odesa Oblast, November 2024
November 2024, like all of the previous more than 30 months, was extremely difficult and tragic for Odesa Oblast: attacks by Russian terrorists destroyed homes, damaged infrastructure, and killed and injured residents of Odesa and Odesa Oblast. On 19 November 2024, 1,000 days had passed since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since 24 February 2022, Russian shelling in Odesa Oblast has killed 424 people, including 12 children. Another 772 people have been injured, including 55 children. Odesa Oblast, like all of Ukraine, has endured despite every ordeal and continues to fight for freedom and a peaceful future. We remember every hero and every victim.
We collect facts about the Russian Federation’s crimes against nature in Odesa and Odesa Oblast during the war: environmental pollution caused by explosions and damage to infrastructure, contamination of air, water and soil with toxic substances, destruction of ecosystems in protected natural areas and conservation areas of international importance, and more. The information will be updated daily, so please send any facts known to you to: zeleniy.list1@gmal.com
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