Ukraine: Ukraine’s Vast Forests Devastated in Hellscape of War

Oct 10, 2024 | Max Hunder, Reuters
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Two videos posted in September by a unit from Ukraine’s 108th Territorial Defence brigade showed a small drone trying to flush out Russian troops by spraying a glowing, red-hot substance onto a long line of trees and setting them alight. Reuters spoke to nearly 20 specialists in the field, including forest rangers, ecologists, demining experts and government officials, who provided a detailed picture of the ruin wrought on Ukraine’s forests by the 31-month-old war.