According to preliminary estimates, as a result of the Russian Federation's attack on Kyiv on June 17, over a thousand tons of polluting substances were released into the environment. This amounts to approximately 4 million UAH in environmental damage. This was stated by the Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, Svitlana Hrynchuk, on the air of the telemarathon, as reported by UNN.
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Hrynchuk commented on the environmental consequences after the shelling of Kyiv on June 17.
Speaking about the latest attack, according to our preliminary estimates, over a thousand tons of polluting substances were released into the environment. This is almost 4 million UAH in damage. The last three attacks in June resulted in over 3 thousand tons of polluting substances released into the atmosphere and nearly 10 million UAH in losses solely for the environment.
She noted that after the attack on June 17, elevated levels of pollution were recorded in some districts of Kyiv that were particularly affected by the shelling.
With emissions from drone and missile explosions, dangerous substances enter the air along with dust, which can pose a threat to health
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In Kyiv, after the massive attack on June 17, local deterioration of air quality was recorded in the fire-affected areas.
On June 16, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources reported that over two weeks in June, Kyiv and the Kyiv region became the epicenter of one of the most devastating attacks by Russian drones. The capital region sustained large-scale environmental damage. In monetary terms, the losses amount to at least 5.7 million hryvnias.