Russian military agression against Ukraine through the prism of hazard of hostile military and anthropogenic influence on environment

Abstract

ABSTRACT. The paper deals with the problem issues of the development of new risks and threats to the national security of Ukraine of environmental nature in cause-and-effect relation to military aggression of Russia against Ukrainian country in the Anti-Terrorist-Operation / Joint-Forces-Operation zone. Any type of anthropogenic influence, specifically at wartime is a threat to environment and it can cause an ecological disaster on a planetary scale. The environmental issues are becoming a constituent part of the most important political and law-making processes: new economic order, human rights, and common European process. It is always an independent element requiring deep scientific comprehension. The paper highlights, that the issue of preconditions of the threats to environmental security in the context of deterioration of environmental situation in the zone of AntiTerrorist-Operation / Joint-Forces-Operation resulting from the direct military aggression of Russia against Ukraine has never been researched into. The main idea of this paper is to make known the facts of environmental problems to the international community and to work out proposals on amending and supplementing some legal documents on state security because the environmental pollution of the territory of Ukraine caused by Russian military aggression is becoming more serious. These abuses and breaches committed by Russia result in damage to Ukraine’s natural environment and serve as a precondition for war crimes, linked to a survival of civilians both in the zone of military operation and in neighbouring districts. To determine and assess the environmental damage from Russia’s aggressive actions and military equipment and weaponry applied it is necessary to perform together with foreign specialists an environmental assessment of inflicted damage. The paper will provide an opportunity to codify and determine the preconditions, risks, threats and specific actions in case of aggression from any state which results in deterioration of environmental situation and causes damages to natural environment. Key Words: threats, environmental security, international environmental law, natural environment.