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Story summary
- Forest Enterprise Forests of Ukraine reports fire damage exceeding UAH 1 trillion since Russia’s invasion began.
- War-related environmental loss reached about UAH 6.9 trillion from 24 Feb 2022 to 22 May 2026, with fires burning 165,000 hectares.
- Between 15 May and 22 May 2026 losses rose by UAH 36.7 billion, of which over UAH 36.3 billion stemmed from fires and plantation loss.
- Foresters extinguished 22 fires covering 28.6 hectares, including 14 caused by Russian strikes, seven by drones, and others by careless residents.
