Military Fortifications in Ukraine – What Comes Next?
Publisher: Ukraine War Environmental Consequences Work Group
Author(s): Oleksiy Vasyliuk
Date: 2024
Topics: Governance, Land, Weapons, Waste, and Pollution
Countries: Ukraine
One of the most widespread consequences of military impacts on natural landscapes is the construction of fortifications. We have already written that the consequences of the construction of walls and fences along state borders creates serious restrictions on the movement of land-based animals and results in high mortality and disrupted life cycles. However, much greater environmental damage is caused by trenches and bunkers, the construction of which has grown to enormous proportions as the Russian war in Ukraine gradually becomes trench warfare. This article will discuss the impact of underground shelters on the environment: trenches, bunkers, and other fortifications.