On the question of the assessment of the consequences of the negative impact of combat actions on the lands of the territorial communities of the Donetsk region

Abstract

The article examines the current ecological state of lands and soil cover that has been negatively affected by hostilities. Territorial communities that are occupied were studied, the types of land use of these territories were determined, and the area of their lands was calculated. Damages caused as a result of military operations were analyzed. The consequences of the negative impact of hostilities on the lands of territorial communities were assessed. Fragments of maps showing the territories where hostilities are taking place are given and their analysis was carried out. Some types and processes of soil degradation (compaction, pollution, disruption and destruction of the soil cover, etc.) caused by armed Russian aggression and the scale of soil degradation, especially chernozems, were investigated and studied. It is proposed to improve methodical approaches to determine the negative consequences of hostilities on the ground cover. Scientific, methodical and information provision of state assessment and prediction of changes in soil quality was carried out. Improvement of methodological approaches to local soil monitoring studies using remote research methods and agrochemical support for growing agricultural crops in conditions of reduced productive areas. An analysis of measures for the cultivation of agricultural products, which can improve the quality of the land, has been carried out. For the areas affected by the explosions of ammunition and the fire of military equipment. There is an urgent need to simplify land management and urban planning procedures as much as possible and to speed up the implementation of restoration works to eliminate the consequences of armed aggression and hostilities during martial law and in the reconstruction period and after the end of hostilities, including their inclusion in those that require an assessment of man-made pollution of land and other natural resources, assessment of anthropogenic violations, detailed identification of ownership rights to land and property, etc. Factors of land damage as a result of hostilities have been identified as: the passage of heavy military equipment, the explosion of rockets and other types of weapons, the construction of fortifications, and as a result of these actions, the structure of the soil is disturbed, which in the future leads to the degradation of vegetation and increases wind and water erosion. A recovery action plan is proposed, which involves the coordinated efforts of stakeholders and the involvement of foreign partners in solving security and development problems.