Russia must pay for environmental damage in Ukraine, international group says
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine should seek reparations from Russia for environmental costs such as contamination by land mines, a group of international figures including climate activist Greta Thunberg and European politicians said in a report on Friday. The recommendations, intended for both Ukraine and the international community, include establishing a high-level body to oversee the […]
Essay: Kakhovka Dam breach in Ukraine caused economic, agricultural and ecological devastation that will last for years
SUSANNE WENGLE and VITALII DANKEVYCH – in an article first published on The Conversation – look at the impact of the dam breach and subsequent flooding last month…
One month after Ukraine dam breach, villagers in Russian-controlled areas still live in destroyed homes
Hola Prystan, Russian-controlled Ukraine Reuters Walking through what remains of his home, Leonid Garul points to the ceiling and the walls to show where the floodwaters reached last month when the massive Kakhovka dam was breached in southern Ukraine. Men commute along a street after floodwaters receded following the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam […]
Ukraine says Russia considering nuclear plant “terror” attack, Moscow denies it
Kyiv, UkraineReuters President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday Ukrainian spies had received information showing Russia was considering carrying out a “terrorist” attack at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant involving a release of radiation. Speaking later, after a meeting of security chiefs and diplomats, the Ukrainian President issued a fresh call to put pressure on Russia to […]
Russia strikes Kyiv, Zelenskiy says Moscow’s forces being “destroyed”
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia on Tuesday struck military and infrastructure targets in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and across other parts of the country, including western areas far from the front lines, Ukrainian officials said. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy praised Ukraine’s air defences for downing more than 30 drones and defiantly said that Ukraine’s forces were destroying Russian forces […]
Rescuers race to save pets in submerged Ukraine city after dam collapse
Kherson, Ukraine Reuters Rescue workers are scrambling to save thousands of animals trapped by floodwaters in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson following the destruction of the vast Kakhovka dam some 60 kilometres upstream. Many dogs, cats and other pets are in peril after owners abandoned them when fleeing floodwaters unleashed by the collapse of […]