More than half of Russians live under chemical pollution - intelligence
Kyiv • UNN
According to the SZRU, 83.8 million people in Russia (57% of the population) are exposed to chemical load, which increased by 5.9% over the year. The worst air pollution indicators were recorded in Khakassia, and soil pollution in North Ossetia.
In Russia, the situation with chemical pollution of air, water, and soil is worsening, and 57% of Russians already feel the effects of chemicals. They say the overall chemical burden on public health has increased by 5.9% over the year. Under its influence are 83.8 million people, or 57% of the population of the Russian Federation. This is reported by UNN citing data from the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine.
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As noted by the FISU, the relevant data were presented in the report of "Rospotrebnadzor" on the sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population of the Russian Federation for 2025.
According to it, the worst air pollution indicators were recorded in Khakassia, where 4.5% of samples exceed the maximum permissible concentrations. Also among the anti-leaders are Altai Krai with a rate of 3.43% and Krasnoyarsk Krai, where exceedances were recorded in 2.24% of samples.
At the same time, the overall level of atmospheric pollution in the Russian Federation formally decreased: the share of samples exceeding standards in cities was up to 0.69%, in rural areas up to 0.32%. However, according to FISU data, air pollution near highways in residential areas is increasing and already reaches 1.06% of samples exceeding permissible levels.
In addition, the report addresses soil pollution. The share of soil samples that do not meet standards is 8.4% for bacteriological indicators, 3.51% for chemical indicators, and 0.64% for parasitic indicators. The highest level of chemical soil pollution was recorded in North Ossetia-Alania, where 55.7% of samples do not meet standards. In Khabarovsk Krai, this figure is 19.5%.
According to microbiological indicators, the worst situation is in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, where 47.4% of soil samples do not meet standards. In Khabarovsk Krai, this figure reaches 35.2%.
The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine emphasized that the data presented in the Russian report indicate a systemic deterioration of the sanitary and epidemiological situation in the Russian Federation and a significant impact of environmental pollution on public health.
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