Ukraine sees devastating environmental impact due to war
The war in Ukraine is having a devastating environmental impact on the country that could be felt for generations. Mines, rockets and artillery shells have contaminated huge swathes of territory, but ecologists fear the damage isn’t just being felt on land. The US is trying to negotiate a maritime ceasefire, but experts fear that a pause in the fighting would offer little relief for wildlife in the Black Sea. William Denselow reports from Odesa on Ukraine’s south coast.
The war in Ukraine is having a devastating environmental impact on the country that could be felt for generations. Mines, rockets and artillery shells have contaminated huge swathes of territory, but ecologists fear the damage isn’t just being felt on land. The US is trying to negotiate a maritime ceasefire, but experts fear that a pause in the fighting would offer little relief for wildlife in the Black Sea. William Denselow reports from Odesa on Ukraine’s south coast.
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