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<p>The usage of remote sensing data for tracking or monitoring war conflicts is a reality nowadays. The Russian invasion in Ukraine seriously impacted on the environment of the attacked country in all areas: air, soil, water, flora and fauna. The war has created a massive increase in air pollution in some regions of Ukraine, and might have effect in neighbouring countries. The Russian attack has caused many fires at places such as oil depots, industrial complexes, equipment and ammunition stockpiles, the forests, and residential areas. In addition to this, many bridges, hydraulic and other structures located over and near the water bodies were destroyed. These events were analysed in this paper by using publicly available remote sensing data: NOAA-2, Suomi NPP, Aqua and Terra satellites, Sentinel and Landsat satellites, as well as from other sources open to public. We assume that the use of remote sensing data is an excellent tool to monitor effects of military conflicts on environment. The conducted research with proposed method can serve as a good scientific practice that should be implemented for monitoring of the harm to nature caused by wars.</p>
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The usage of remote sensing data for tracking or monitoring war conflicts is a reality nowadays. The Russian invasion in Ukraine seriously impacted on the environment of the attacked country in all areas: air, soil, water, flora and fauna. The war has created a massive increase in air pollution in some regions of Ukraine, and might have effect in neighbouring countries. The Russian attack has caused many fires at places such as oil depots, industrial complexes, equipment and ammunition stockpiles, the forests, and residential areas. In addition to this, many bridges, hydraulic and other structures located over and near the water bodies were destroyed. These events were analysed in this paper by using publicly available remote sensing data: NOAA-2, Suomi NPP, Aqua and Terra satellites, Sentinel and Landsat satellites, as well as from other sources open to public. We assume that the use of remote sensing data is an excellent tool to monitor effects of military conflicts on environment. The conducted research with proposed method can serve as a good scientific practice that should be implemented for monitoring of the harm to nature caused by wars.

The Use of Remote Sensing Data for Investigation of Environmental Consequences of Russia-Ukraine War

University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences

Journal of Landscape Ecology

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The usage of remote sensing data for tracking or monitoring war conflicts is a reality nowadays. The Russian invasion in Ukraine seriously impacted on the...

The Use of Remote Sensing Data for Investigation of Environmental Consequences of Russia-Ukraine War

Published Online: Dec 08, 2022

Page range: 36 - 53

Received: Jul 27, 2022

Accepted: Sep 22, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2022-0017

Keywords
Russian invasion, fires, pollution, remote sensing data, war conflicts

© 2022 A. Shevchuk Serhii et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Use of Remote Sensing Data for Investigation of Environmental Consequences of Russia-Ukraine War

Published Online: Dec 08, 2022

Page range: 36 - 53

Received: Jul 27, 2022

Accepted: Sep 22, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2022-0017

KeywordsRussian invasion, fires, pollution, remote sensing data, war conflicts

© 2022 A. Shevchuk Serhii et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Russian invasion, fires, pollution, remote sensing data, war conflicts