New Initiatives for Environmental Protection in Ukraine
The UNDP press service in Ukraine announced a significant event on their Facebook page.
This equipment transfer is part of a project aimed at assessing environmental damage, funded by the Swedish government.
The new resources will enable specialists to conduct laboratory analyses of marine water pollution in the Odesa and Mykolaiv regions, including assessing the impact of oil spills following the accident of Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait at the end of 2024. Pollution detected in January 2025 along the Odesa coastline required intensified monitoring.
The environmental inspection has already started active monitoring of the condition of marine waters and the coastline to detect the scale and consequences of pollution. With the new consumables, analyses will become more accurate and frequent, aiding in prompt responses to ecological threats and the development of long-term recovery strategies.
The acting head of the State Environmental Inspection of Ukraine, Ihor Zubovych, emphasized the importance of international support in the context of systemic environmental damage caused by the war. He expressed gratitude to UNDP and the Swedish government for their assistance.
It is worth noting that fuel oil from sunk Russian tankers reached the Odesa coast on January 24, 2025. Eco-activist Vladislav Balynskyi believes that as summer approaches, the fuel oil will start to surface, allowing for a full assessment of the ecological disaster in the Black Sea.
