# Екологія
The Bosson Glacier in the Alps is melting. Due to the abnormal heat, it has shrunk dramatically in size
Due to the heatwave in Europe, the French Bosson Glacier, which forms part of Mont Blanc, has started to melt much faster than usual.
The environmental damage caused to Ukraine by Russian aggression has exceeded 7 trillion hryvnias
The total amount of confirmed environmental damage caused to Ukraine as a result of Russia’s full-scale invasion has exceeded 7 trillion hryvnias.
The fuel market is preparing for the mandatory addition of bioethanol to petrol from 1 July
There are currently no plans to postpone the regulation on the mandatory content of bio-components in petrol, due to come into force on 1 July 2026. Market participants are already preparing to operate under the new rules.
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station has once again lost its external power supply
The temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station has once again been cut off from its external power supply. This is the 20th such incident since the start of the full-scale war, demonstrating once again the precarious state of nuclear safety at the facility
A UAV attacked a facility containing nuclear fuel near Chernobyl
A building within the Centralised Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility was damaged as a result of an attack by a Russian drone. Energoatom has stated that radiation levels remain within normal limits
In Japan, rare crested ibises, which had become extinct in the country several decades ago, have been reintroduced into the wild
For the first time in several decades, eight crested ibises – a species that became extinct in Japan in the last century – have been released into the wild.
Activists are calling for DTEK's operations in Pushcha-Vodytsia to be halted
The NGO "Kyivska Pushcha" has announced that DTEK Kyiv Power Grids may begin work in the Pushcha-Vodytsia recreational area by 10 June. Activists fear interference with the forest and are urging residents to document any potential violations
The Tonga volcano cooled the stratosphere in 2022: what scientists have discovered
The 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano caused an unexpected cooling of the stratosphere instead of the predicted warming. Scientists attribute this effect to the enormous volume of water vapour that the eruption ejected into the upper atmosphere.
Mobile water tankers and scheduled water supplies: what Ukrainians might face if the Russians target water supply networks this summer
In the summer of 2026, Russia is planning attacks on the water supply, and if these attacks are successful, millions of people will only receive water on a scheduled basis. ThePublic explains which regions are at risk and whether security measures for water supply facilities will be stepped up.
A spill of sunflower oil was reported at the port of Chornomorsk following shelling
Following the shelling of Chornomorsk, the port’s infrastructure has been damaged and a spill of sunflower oil has been detected at sea. An assessment of the damage is currently underway.
Orchards in the Odesa region: harvest forecasts and the price situation
Despite the frosty winter, the trees in the region have survived the winter well and have entered a phase of active growth. Irina Ishchenko, a professor at Odessa State Agrarian University, spoke about the current state of the plantations and the prospects for the harvest
In the Chernobyl exclusion zone, radioactive land was sown, and the harvest was sold at the market
The Public Prosecutor’s Office has referred a case concerning the unlawful use of land in the Chernobyl exclusion zone for profit to the courts.
