Lieutenant Colonel Olga Kursa Kachura, 52, was killed instantly after a Ukrainian missile hit her car as she was driving in the city of Horlivka, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.
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Russia’s ‘Green’ Agenda in the Arctic and the Far East: Words vs. Deeds
Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 84
Kolva River oil spill cleanup, May 11 (Source: rkomi.ru)
On May 17, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin approved the concept of Moscow’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council (2021–2023) along with a plan of events. In particular, “the protection of the Arctic environment, including climate change,” was named as one of four high-priority goals during Russia’s tenure. From his side, Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic (
Minvostokrazvitia) Alexei Chekunkov stressed his country’s determination to “touch upon global climate change, [and] the use of renewable energy sources to reduce greenhouse gas emissions” (