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Ukraine sees threat of pollution to water basins after Russian invasion

Reuters WORLD
Published June 09,2022
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A picture taken during a visit to Mariupol organized by the Russian military shows Russian warship guards in the Azov Sea behind a sunken Ukrainian ship on the cargo sea port of Mariupol, Ukraine (EPA)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Russia's invasion of his country posed a huge threat of pollution to water basins, including the Sea of Azov.

In an address to a ministerial meeting of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), he also underlined the need for green energy to replace Russian natural gas supplies following Russia's invasion on Feb. 24.