While the human toll of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine remains its most devastating consequence, another aspect of Russia’s onslaught is often overlooked: Moscow’s war on ecology. Responding to Russia's growing air attacks against Ukraine, over the past 10 days, Ukrainian forces carried out a multitude of drone strikes targeting an oil refinery in Russia's port city of Tuapse. Tuapse, on the Black Sea, has served as a primary point for Russia's oil exports, the proceeds of which are then

In the context of the strikes, environmental experts who spoke to the Kyiv Independent said they were surprised — if not appalled — by the limited reaction to the incident by Russian authorities.

“A state of regional emergency was only declared on April 28,” the Russian environmental expert said. “This should have been done immediately after the first strike (on April 16) and, actually, authorities should have declared this a federal emergency.”

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“When disasters such as this happen, Russian authorities usually start by just ignoring the problem. Then, when the problem becomes too big to ignore, they try to minimize its importance. And if you look at the reaction to this situation by authorities — especially Putin’s recent comments — you will see that this time, this is exactly what happened too.”

Truly a shithole country to live in.