According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the environmental damage caused by the Russian war will affect millions of people in the coming years. The country’s seas and about three million hectares of forest are polluted. “All of this will have a direct impact on millions of people.” You cannot rebuild destroyed nature, “just as you cannot restore destroyed lives.”
“Dozens of rivers have been polluted, hundreds of coal mines have been flooded, dozens of the most dangerous companies, including chemical companies, have been destroyed by Russian attacks,” Zelenskyy said in a video address to the New Zealand parliament.
Klitschko: 10 drones shot down over Kiev
Meanwhile, Ukrainian air defenses shot down ten Iranian-made drones over the capital Kyiv. Kiev mayor Vitaly Klitschko announced this on Wednesday. Klitschko had previously confirmed eyewitness accounts that there had been multiple explosions in the Ukrainian capital. They took place in the central Shevchenkivskyi district, Klitschko wrote on Telegram. “The rescue services are on duty, details will follow later.”
Eyewitnesses had previously reported multiple explosions in Kiev. There were air raids in the capital, the surrounding area and in Zhytomyr and Vinnytsia. Initially nothing was known about possible damage and casualties.
Zelenskyj dissolves court for corruption
Zelensky, meanwhile, announced the dissolution of a Kiev court on corruption charges. “This story is over,” he said as he signed a law dissolving the District Administrative Court, which Ukraine’s anti-corruption authorities likened to a criminal organization. “But the history of reform goes on – it goes on even in times of such war.”
One of the conditions for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union is comprehensive reforms to meet a wide range of standards in the areas of justice, financial services and food safety.
Source: Krone
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