The state of the Kamianska Sich National Park after de-occupation

On December 1, after the de-occupation, Doctors of Biological Sciences Ivan Moisienko and Oleksandr Khodosovtsev visited the territory of the Kamianska Sich National Park.

Due to the fact that the front line passed through the territory of the national park, most of its territory was mined. Digging trenches, building dugouts, littering and the constant movement of heavy machinery caused no less damage.

All this causes a huge anthropogenic impact on the ecosystem.

It was also estimated from satellite imagery that almost 625 hectares of valuable land had burned down.

The entire area is almost covered with ammunition. Only on 5% of the territory that the scientists managed to inspect, hundreds or even thousands of munitions were found. There is currently no access to these areas.