In Ukraine, the damage caused by forest fires since the start of the full-scale war has exceeded 1 trillion hryvnia
Damages from forest fires in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war have exceeded 1 trillion hryvnias, and the total area of forest land destroyed by fire has reached approximately 165,000 hectares.
This was reported by “Forests of Ukraine.”
The main cause of these large-scale fires remains constant enemy shelling and combat operations in the frontline and border regions of the country.
The environmental situation in the country is rapidly deteriorating due to regular attacks by Russian occupation forces.
In the past week alone, the total environmental damage has risen by tens of billions of hryvnias, a significant portion of which is attributed to the destruction of forest plantations.
Specialists continue to document new devastating consequences for the Ukrainian ecosystem.
Monitoring services recorded the highest number of dangerous fires over the past week in the Kharkiv and Chernihiv regions.
Firefighting efforts in these regions are complicated by the constant threat of new attacks and the high level of landmines in the area. Ukrainian emergency services are forced to work under extremely difficult and life-threatening conditions.
The State Emergency Service rescued 52 people and extinguished nearly a thousand fires over the course of the week
On the night of May 24, Russian troops launched a massive attack on the Kyiv region, using strike drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles. The shelling resulted in casualties and damage across all districts of the region.
On May 23, Russian troops launched a second strike on Balakliya in the Kharkiv region. The attack damaged the “Light of the Gospel” church building, an apartment building, and private residential structures. The shelling sparked a fire that destroyed the church building.
