Rebuilding the country’s cities, which results in the use of material and also requires pollutive heavy machinery, could cost as high as $600 billion.
Even though environmental damage isn’t often brought to a court of law, experts think the Ukrainian conflict could change that. Many organizations such as Zoï Environmental Network, Ecoaction, CEOBS, PAX, Environment-People-Law, Truth Hounds, and OSCE are mapping the environmental damage to compile evidence.
