It’s now the seventh year that Ukraine bears the brunt of hostilities in its east. In this war, some 14,000 were killed, 1.4 million became internal refugees, and the number of those affected stands at 5.2 million. While populations living near the front-line have faced conflict-related hazards such as shellings and mine contamination, the entire region sees the gradual deterioration of long-standing and new environmental issues, while some warn of a looming environmental catastrophe.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
EuroMaidan Press: The struggle to prevent an environmental catastophe in war-torn Donbas
People walk in front of Metallurgical Works plant in Yenakiyeve, Donetsk, on March 1, 2017.
