Putin’s Environmental Crimes

Mar 28, 2022 | Natalia Boiarchuk and Kathleen Rogers
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In the wake of thousands of deaths of civilians, including children, Russia’s ongoing environmental crimes in Ukraine may be viewed of minor importance given the enormity of war crimes perpetrated against Ukraine and its people.  Russia is targeting Ukrainian energy facilities. Once again the dark legacy of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster weighs heavily on Ukrainians — which included tens of thousands of cancer cases, along with widespread environmental damage during the decades of Russia’s control of Ukraine. Now, Ukrainians are witnessing unparalleled environmental destruction and the undoing of 18 years of progress.