Environmental damage after Russian strike on Dnipro HPP makes UAH 140 million
Source: Ukraine’s environment ministry
The Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, Ruslan Strilets, reported that the estimated damage to the environment after the Russian attack on the Dnipro hydro power plant already amounts to more than 140 million hryvnias.
He reminded that as a result of a massive missile attack by the Russian Federation on March 22, the Dnipro HPP was damaged.
Eco-inspectors recorded soil contamination and the leak of oil products into the river.
According to Ruslan Strilets, the situation has now been stabilized.Today’s sampling has not shown an excess of petroleum products.
The experts of the State Environmental Inspection continue to monitor the state of water in the Dnipro River below the Dnipro HPP dam.
As reproted earlier, the restoration of the power plant may take years.
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