Kyiv suffers from some of the worst air pollution of any capital city in Europe. Air quality monitoring platforms even occasionally place Kyiv among the world’s most polluted cities. Efforts to improve monitoring and reduce contributing factors are helping, but much more is needed to clean up Kyiv’s dirty air.

Other episodes of  Ukraine on the Brink series:

Stories from Chornobyl

Kherson’s chemical graveyards

Eco-Innovators

 Kalush. Ecological Emergency Zone

 Deforestation threatens fragile ecosystems

 Kyiv’s Radikal Threat

Fighting for a greener Ukraine

Climate change & Lake Svitiaz