Of these, 14 have a preliminary classification of “ecocide.”
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, as a result of the destruction of fish, as a result of the destruction of fish,
Environmental inspectors, together with prosecutors, are recording crimes by Russian occupiers against the environment.
This was reported by the Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Svitlana Grinchuk in an interview with Ukrinform.
“Today, the Prosecutor General's Office is conducting an investigation in 209 criminal cases for war crimes against the environment,” Grinchuk said.
She specified that of this number, 14 have a preliminary legal classification of “ecocide.”
Mindoville and the prosecutor's office are also preparing this data for inclusion in the International Register of Losses, when the environmental component starts working.
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Subsequently, these calculations must be recognized not only by international partners, but also by international courts. The final stage is real compensation for damage to Russians.
“Unfortunately, our cases are indicative for many countries that are interested in developing an international mechanism for recording, verifying and further using these facts in international courts,” she noted. minister.
- Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, as of September 2024, Russia has caused environmental damage to Ukraine in the amount of more than 2.6 trillion hryvnia. More than 6 thousand different cases have already been recorded in the amount of about 2.6-2.7 trillion hryvnia.