The head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, has published some figures that allow us to judge the environmental consequences of the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station dam. He calls it an ecocide and calls for Russia to be brought to justice.
According to Yermak, after the disaster, at least 150 tons of oil and grease drifted down the Dnipro (earlier it was reported that lubricants used for the hydroelectric power plant had leaked), which "could reach the Mediterranean."
Yermak writes that more than 50 hectares of Ukrainian forests have been flooded, and at least half of them will die.
"This is more than the area of Iceland's forests," Yermak writes.
"Kakhovka Reservoir is covered with dead fish," he continues. According to the head of the Presidential Office, this is about 95 thousand tons of bioresources.
According to Yermak, "the bodies of dolphins from the Ukrainian shores are found on the Black Sea and Turkey," and more than 150 such cases have been recorded. It is possible that roe deer, foxes and hares will be brought to these countries from the disaster area.
"About 20,000 wild animals lived in the flooded area," concludes Yermak.
The dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, which is under the control of the Russian army, was blown up on the night of June 6.
Background. As a reminder, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine has warned that the water in the Dnipro below the Kakhovka dam is 28 thousand times more polluted than normal.