Ukraine's Kakhovka Dam Collapse Unleashes Long-Term Environmental Crisis

Water at war: The long-term environmental consequences of the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine

Water is misused as a weapon when infrastructure and water resources are deliberately destroyed in armed conflicts. Water resources and infrastructure are also affected by the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine: In June 2023, the Kakhovka Dam, which held water from one of Europe's largest reservoirs, collapsed as a result of military damage.

According to a new study, the explosion at the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine brought thousands of tons of pollutants to the surface. The consequences are comparable to the effects of radioactive radiation.

Ukraine: Wartime Destruction Of Kakhovka Dam Has Long-Term Environmental Consequences

Destruction of Ukraine dam triggered toxic ‘time bomb,’ researchers say

The Kakhovka dam explosion flooded towns on the front lines of the Russia-Ukraine war. The long-term consequences could be just as severe, new findings show.

The biogeochemical response of the north-western Black Sea to the Kakhovka Dam breach - Communications Earth & Environment

The Kakhovka Dam explosion is an example of the far-reaching environmental consequences of warfare. The resulting dam collapse released some 14.4 billion cubic meters of water, flooding downstream environments and flushing unknown quantities of debris, pollutants and sediments into the north-western Black Sea. With a combined satellite and hydrological modelling approach, supported with in situ data, we assessed the short-term impact on the nort…

The destruction of the dam in southern Ukraine led to deadly floods in June 2023, which also had serious consequences for local wildlife. The long-term effects also pose a danger to both humans and animals, alerting scientists, who published a study on the subject this week. Sediments containing toxic heavy metals were indeed exposed by the waters, a serious threat to local life. - The destruction of the dam in Kakhovka in Ukraine created a "tox…