Destruction of the Natural Environment Caused by the War in Ukraine: Impact on Atmosphere, Land, and Water Ecosystems
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Date
2024
Authors
Karamushka, Victor
Boychenko, Svitlana
Khoriev, Mykhailo
Kozak, Olena
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LBTU, Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences
Abstract
The most powerful destructive factor affecting the settlements, infrastructure and natural environment of Ukraine is the full-scale invasion of the armed forces of the RF, which began on February 24, 2022. From the first months of this tragic period in the history of Ukraine, we focused our attention on registration and assessment of the impact of military activity on the natural environment, which in some cases had catastrophic consequences. The purpose of this study is to determine the specifics of the impact of military operations on the land surface, water bodies, and vegetation of the affected territories based on the field research, remote monitoring and analysis of available published data. This paper describes results of the examination of affected areas after explosions of the missiles in forest zone (Buda-Babynetska case study) and deterioration of oil depots (Kalynivka case study).
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military impact on the environment, pollution of air, soil and water, fires in ecosystems, landscapes destruction, conference abstract
Citation
Destruction of the Natural Environment Caused by the War in Ukraine: Impact on Atmosphere, Land, and Water Ecosystems / Karamushka V. I., Boychenko S. G., Khoriev M. Y., Kozak O. M. // EcoTech 2024. 14th Annual International Scientific Conference on Establishment of Cooperation Between Companies and Institutions in the Baltic Sea region and the World, 19-20 November 2024, Jelgava : book of abstracts / ed.: Grinfelde I., Pilecka-Ulcugaceva J. ; LBTU, Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences. - Jelgava, 2024. - P. 95.