Who killed Ukraine’s Seym River? Investigation into accusations of ecocide

The river flowing northeast of Kyiv, from Russia to Ukraine, suffered severe pollution in the summer of 2024, eliminating all traces of life from its waters. The environmental catastrophe could also have poisoned Ukrainian drinking water networks.

โ€˜Everything is deadโ€™: Ukraine rushes to stem ecocide after river poisoning

Russia is suspected of deliberately leaking chemical waste into a river, with deadly consequences for wildlifeSerhiy Kraskov picked up a twig and poked at a small fish floating in the Desna River. โ€œItโ€™s a roach. It died recently. You can tell because i…

Ukrainian โ€˜ecocide appโ€™ calculates Russiaโ€™s bill for environmental damage

Ukraineโ€™s environment has been the โ€œsilent victimโ€ of the Russian invasion, according to Ukrainian environment minister Ruslan Strilets, but thanks to app-wielding Ukrainian citizens, he can now put a price on the damage โ€“ more than โ‚ฌ56 billion so far….

Europeโ€™s farmer protests have been fertile ground for Russian propaganda

While starting at the grassroots level, the protests have been keenly exploited by Russia to sow division and undermine popular support for Ukraineโ€™s defense.

EU criminalises environmental damage โ€˜comparable to ecocideโ€™

Directive punishes most serious cases of environmental damage, including habitat loss and illegal loggingThe European Union has become the first international body to criminalise widescale environmental damage โ€œcomparable to ecocideโ€.Late on Thursday, …

EU strikes deal on new โ€˜ecocideโ€™ rules to send polluters in jail

European Union legislators reached agreement on Thursday (16 November) on a new directive that will see jail sentences of up to 10 years for the worst polluters and companies fined up to 5% of their global turnover.