
708
К tons
The amount of oil, oil products, and gas burned
Ukraine has been defending itself against full-scale Russian aggression for over a year. However, in this war, not only are people starving, but nature is also being destroyed. Ukraine's landscape is scarred by shells, charred by fires, and poisoned by chemical compounds that are incompatible with life. Unfortunately, many unique natural areas may be impossible to restore.
What damage has the Russian invasion caused to the ecosystem of Ukraine? How many years will it take to demine the entire mined territory? And why do we in Ukraine believe that we will be able to restore what was destroyed?
Did you know that Ukraine is the largest country that is entirely located in Europe?
Ukraine is a country at the crossroads of different natural zones,
so we have mountains, steppes, forests and the sea
603,700 sq km
The area of Ukraine
That's more than Spain.
Or this is like two Polands or six South Koreas.
We have a lot of agricultural lands, which feeds the entire country and another 400 million people in the world

But now, Ukraine is scarred by shells, charred by fires, and poisoned by chemical compounds incompatible with life
Burn the Maldives 6 times
900
dolphins died in the Black and Azov seas due to the sonars of Russian ships
It will be the same as the area of fires in Ukraine caused by the war
25
parks and nature reserves are currently or have previously been occupied or in a war zone










Ecocide in Ukraine as Russia blew up Kakhovka HPP
Fires spread across Ukraine

56 thou. tons
Emissions into the atmosphere from destroyed Russian equipment. It's two Statues of Liberty turned to dust and thrown into the atmosphere

119.1 mln tons of CO2-eq.
greenhouse gas emissions due to the war. Like in Belgium!

$8.7 bln
Agricultural losses due to war: burnt fields, destroyed and stolen machinery, etc

30%
of the territory of Ukraine is mined

30 years
will be needed to clear all the mines

49 mines
at least are entirely flooded and cannot be operated in the Donbas region
Despite the vast scale of the destruction, after the victory, we want to restore Ukraine even better than it was before the war
That's how many unique parks and protected places Ukraine has

Would you like to know more?
See the first study on the impact of war on the ecosystem of Ukraine
We have prepared an infographic study to help the world better understand how the war is destroying Ukraine's environment and what Ukraine's recovery needs are.
It has a minimum of text, but many infographics to show how fighting destroys protected areas, harms people's health, and how much money and time it will take to restore.
