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Environment & Energy

TexasTowelie

(116,799 posts) Tue Dec 5, 2023, 02:47 AM Dec 2023

What's the environmental damage of the war in Ukraine? - DW News

Ukraine is filing charges against Russia for war crimes – against the environment. Much of Ukraine’s countryside and wildlife has been decimated in the war and the Ukrainians say some of this has been deliberate. It’s a new departure in the use of international law.

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What's the environmental damage of the war in Ukraine? - DW News (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2023 OP

The residue from the "weapons of war" will take a generation to clean up Rhiannon12866 Dec 2023 #1

Rhiannon12866

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1. The residue from the "weapons of war" will take a generation to clean up

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Tue Dec 5, 2023, 02:57 AM

Dec 2023

I posted about this ages ago, and it's obviously so much worse now. Not only is there the need for so much rebuilding after the Russians targeting civilian targets, like apartments, schools and hospitals - but the abandoned tanks, UXBs and detritus left behind will continue to be a real danger.

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