Ukraine/Russia: Could Russia Be Prosecuted for Environmental Harm in Ukraine?

Mar 24, 2022 | Isabella Kaminski, Open Democracy
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Earlier this week, fires broke out in the forest surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine. Satellite imagery taken by the European Space Agency showed at least seven fires burning within the plant’s exclusion zone and Ukrainian officials warned that it would be difficult to put them out because the area is controlled by Russian troops.