The draining of the Kakhovka Reservoir as a result of the Russian Federation blowing up the hydroelectric dam may exacerbate the trend towards desertification in the south of Ukraine. The drainage of the territories will affect the food system in the future, Vladyslav Dudar, an officer of the Environmental Safety and Demining Department of the Ministry of Defence, said during the briefing Three Months Since the Occupiers Destroyed the Dam of the Kakhovka HPP on 5 September.
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Environmental damage caused by the Russian attacks on Ukraine's military facilities in 2022 amounted to 298 billion hryvnias (approximately US$8 billion). Major Vladyslav Dudar, a representative of the Environmental Safety and Demining Department of the Ukrainian Defence Ministry, reported on the environmental damage suffered by Ukraine during a roundtable discussion at the Military Media Center.