Ukrainians Are Accusing Russia of Ecocide: What Does That Mean?
Publisher: Foreign Policy Magazine
Author(s): Clara Gutman-Argemi, Ashley Ahn, and Brawley Benson
Date: 2023
Topics: Assessment, Disasters, Governance, Weapons, Waste, and Pollution
Countries: Ukraine
The rupture of a major dam in southern Ukraine has displaced the Dnipro River, killed an unknown number of people, and left many Ukrainians homeless. Who destroyed the dam and why is still not fully clear, although growing evidence points to deliberate Russian action. As the shockwaves of Tuesday’s Nova Kakhovka explosion wane, Ukraine is left reckoning with the damage—and trying to find words for the crime.