Russia's terrorist attack on the Kakhovka dam was the largest act of ecocide in the past 70 years. The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources estimates that the total damage to Ukraine's environment caused by Russia’s aggression has exceeded UAH 2 trillion.
The White House has unveiled a request to the U.S. Congress for a $106 billion aid package, most of it to support Ukraine, as well as to respond to the situation in Israel and other urgent priorities.
Germany’s Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection Steffi Lemke has arrived in Kyiv today for talks on Ukraine’s environmental recovery following Russia’s aggression.
Adverse weather conditions have not affected the active assault operations of Russian troops in the Kupiansk direction, but they are not successful, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding their positions.
The blocked assets of the Russian banks, which were operating in Ukraine, have been used, among other things, to pay compensation to Ukrainians whose houses were destroyed or damaged due to hostilities.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz will participate in the 6th German-Ukrainian Business Forum, taking place in Berlin on October 24, 2023.
In the Kyiv region, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) helped to renovate more than 2,200 detached houses, which had been damaged by Russian attacks.