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The Russian invasion has impacted more than 20% of Ukraine's nature conservation areas, the Environment Ministry reported on Nov. 6. In total, 812 sites listed by Ukraine's Nature Reserve Fund have been affected, while 514 sites are still occupied.
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Besides contaminating water supplies and threatening the cooling system at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the collapse of the Kakhovka Dam will likely destroy hundreds of rare animal and plant species, according to the Ukrainian environment ministry.
The destruction of a major dam in Ukraine is catastrophic for the environment and will mean that parts of nature are 'lost forever,' says Ukraine environment minister Ruslan Strilets.
The destruction of a major dam in Ukraine is catastrophic for the environment and will mean that parts of nature are 'lost forever,' says Ukraine environment minister Ruslan Strilets.