How Russia's war in Ukraine is poisoning the environment – DW – 02/24/2025

Published 24 Feb 2025 Russia's all-out war on Ukraine started three years ago, and there's no end in sight. Even if the conflict ended today, the people of Ukraine still wouldn't be safe. Research suggests the war's effects on people, wildlife and the environment will last long into the future. The environment suffered $56.4 billion (€53.8 billion) in damage in the first year of the war. The total cost after three years of war is not yet estimated. A report released on the third anniversary of the war found that 229.7 million tons of CO2 emissions were blasted or burned into the atmosphere during the last three years of the war.