N°14 – Protecting the environment from war

December 2, 2023

Kharkiv, 6th October

The victims are not only human. The losses are not just material. The earth, the air and the environment are also affected. That is what I noticed during my various reports in Ukraine. In June 2023, everyone was able to make the same observation when they saw the shocking images of flooded villages, poisoned water and people fleeing their homes. By destroying the Kakhova dam, the Russian army had caused what Ukrainian officials called “the worst ecological disaster after Chernobyl”.

I travelled to Kharkiv, Zaporizhya and Kyiv to document the environmental destruction caused by the war, for ereb. I met farmers struggling to feed their animals, residents who could no longer pick vegetables from their gardens, mine-clearers clearing the ground and experts and politicians preparing for the terrible and lasting consequences of this invasion. It is their voices and a dramatic but less visible aspect of the conflict that I invite you to discover in our documentary: In Ukraine, environment has become another victim of the war.

 

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N°14 - En terrain sali

December 2, 2023

Kharkiv, le 6 octobre

Les victimes ne sont pas seulement humaines. Les pertes ne sont pas que matérielles. La terre, l’air, l’environnement sont aussi affectés. C’est ce que j’ai remarqué au cours de mes différents reportages en Ukraine. En juin 2023, tout le monde a pu faire le même constat en regardant les images choquantes de villages inondés, d’eau empoisonnée et de personnes fuyant leur maison. En détruisant le barrage de Kakhovka, l’armée russe venait de provoquer ce que les officiel·le·s ukrainien·ne·s ont appelé “la pire catastrophe écologique après Tchernobyl”.

Pour ereb, j’ai voyagé à Kharkiv, Zaporizhya et Kyiv, afin de documenter les destructions environnementales causées par la guerre. Là-bas, j’ai rencontré des fermier·ère·s galérant pour nourrir leurs animaux, des habitant·e·s ne pouvant plus cueillir les légumes du jardin, des sapeurs déminant le sol et des expert·e·s et politicien·ne·s se préparant pour les terribles et durables conséquences de cette invasion. Ce sont leurs voix et un aspect dramatique, mais moins visible du conflit que je vous invite à découvrir dans ce documentaire : En Ukraine, l’environnement est devenu une autre victime de la guerre.

 

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N°14 - Una terra ormai infeconda

December 2, 2023

Kharkiv, 6 ottobre

Le vittime non sono solo umane. Le perdite non sono solo materiali. Anche la terra, l’aria e l’ambiente vengono colpiti. Questo è ciò che ho notato durante i vari reportage che ho fatto in Ucraina. Nel giugno 2023, ognunɜ ha potuto constatare la stessa cosa guardando le scioccanti immagini dei villaggi allagati, dell’acqua avvelenata e delle persone in fuga dalle proprie case. Distruggendo la diga di Kakhovka, l’esercito russo aveva appena causato quello che ɜ funzionarɜ ucrainɜ hanno definito “il peggior disastro ecologico dopo Chernobyl”.

Per ereb, sono stata a Kharkiv, Zaporizhya e Kyiv per documentare la distruzione ambientale causata dalla guerra. Lì ho incontrato contadinɜ che lottavano per sfamare i loro animali, abitanti che non potevano più raccogliere verdure dai loro orti, sminatorɜ che bonificavano il terreno ed espertɜ e politicɜ che si preparavano alle terribili e durature conseguenze di questa invasione. In questo documentario, ti invito a scoprire le loro voci, nonché un aspetto drammatico ma meno visibile del conflitto: In Ucraina, l’ambiente è diventata un’altra vittima della guerra.

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