The Russian Federation has posed a serious threat to Europe’s water resources.
Source: The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy
“One of the most important targets for the Russian army in Ukraine is bridges across rivers. It happens that the Russian army strikes missiles three times on the same bridge to completely destroy it. It is impossible to overestimate the threat posed by Russian aggression to the water potential of all parts of Europe – the center and the east, the Black Sea basin “, – the Head of State declared.
He reminded that the fighting in the east of Ukraine since 2014 has created a threat of groundwater pollution. If the flooding of coal mines continues, including the “Yunkom”, where an underground nuclear explosion took place in 1979, poison and even radioactive contamination could end up not only in Ukraine’s rivers but also in the Black and Azov Seas.
Informing the partners about security challenges related to Ukrainian waters, the President also mentioned Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports. He stated that due to this act of aggression by the Russian Federation, the world is on the verge of a food crisis.
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