Journalists of the Skhemy project (Radio Liberty) showed satellite images depicting the extent of damage to nature after the start of the full-scale invasion

According to the State Ecological Inspectorate, as of January 2023, the damage to Ukraine's environment amounted to more than 1 trillion 743 billion hryvnias or more than 47.6 billion dollars. 

These are rough estimates, while some Ukrainian territories remain temporarily occupied.

"Missile attacks on businesses and civilian facilities, large-scale shelling, fires - we are still preliminarily assessing the environmental damage. As for the temporarily occupied territories, this is possible only with the help of satellite images, but it will be finally calculated only after access to these territories and relevant research," explained Andrii Vahin,  Deputy Head of the State Ecological Inspection of the Capital District.

Vahin noted it would take ten years to assess the environmental damage with proper funding fully.

The State Ecological Inspectorate calls the consequences of the strikes on oil companies one of the most dangerous for the environment. Spilt oil gets into the soil and groundwater, and almost all living things die because of these processes. In addition, Russia has launched a series of attacks on Ukrainian oil depots to complicate logistics by creating fuel shortages.

As of November 2022, losses due to the war in agriculture amounted to more than $34 billion. 

Another serious environmental problem is the craters created by shell hits during the bombardment. The State Ecological Inspectorate explains that pollutants, including metal and chemical residues from shells, get into the soil and groundwater.