{"id":6102,"date":"2023-07-06T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/146.190.235.232\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=6102"},"modified":"2025-12-03T14:49:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:49:00","slug":"ukraine-the-possible-podcast","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/commons.com.ua\/en\/podcast\/ukraine-the-possible-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"The environmental impact of Russia&#8217;s war against Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>The Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine is a war of aggression by a fossil fuel empire, so the peoples of Ukraine have no choice but to resist. In the podcast, we discuss the war and its impact, as well as the historical context of transformations, crises and inequality. Despite the tragedy, Ukrainian society has demonstrated its ability to dialogue and cooperate, and its potential for a more just, inclusive and diverse future. And this future requires international solidarity.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Ukraine the Possible&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;is a podcast dedicated to the possibilities and potential for a just and diverse future for Ukraine we are willing to build after the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every month, the author of the podcast, journalist Vitaliy Atanasov, will present new episodes with high-quality analytics about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; the experience of living in Ukraine during the war;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; the history of recent decades with their transformations, crises, and inequality;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; challenges associated with overcoming the consequences of war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The series starts with an episode on&nbsp;<strong>the damage to Ukraine&#8217;s environment caused by the full-scale invasion<\/strong>. In particular, you will learn about the consequences of the ecocide after Russia&#8217;s destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References for Episode 1: The environmental impact of Russia&#8217;s war against Ukraine&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Angurets, O., Khazan, P., Kolesnikova, K., Kushch, M., \u010cernochova, M., Havr\u00e1nek, M (2022, March 20).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cleanair.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cleanair.org.ua-environmental-consequences-of-russian-war-in-ukraine-war-damages-en-version.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environmental consequences of Russian war in Ukraine<\/a>. \u2013 Green World \u2013 Friends of the Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. An immediate and maximum global response to Russian terror is needed \u2013 address by Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the Russian ecocide caused by the blasting of the Kakhovka HPP \u2014&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.president.gov.ua\/en\/news\/potribna-negajna-j-maksimalna-reakciya-svitu-na-rosijskij-te-83453\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Official website of the President of Ukraine<\/a>. (n.d.). Official Website of the President of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Anthes, E. (2022, April 21).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/04\/13\/science\/war-environmental-impact-ukraine.html\">How Nature Becomes a Casualty of War<\/a>. The New York Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Graham-Harrison, E. (2022, August 28).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/aug\/27\/destroyed-nature-ukrainians-race-to-gather-evidence-of-putins-ecocide\">Toxins in soil, blasted forests \u2013 Ukraine counts cost of Putin\u2019s \u2018ecocide.\u2019&nbsp;<\/a>The Guardian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Hinnant, S., Mcneil, S., Novikov, I. \/ Associated Press. (2023, June 12).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6286309\/ukraine-dam-collapse-ecological-catastrophe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Ukraine\u2019s Dam Collapse Could Have \u201cGenerational\u201d Consequences<\/a>. Time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Glanz, J., Santora, M., Robles, P., Willis, H., Leatherby, L., Koettl, C., &amp; Khavin, D. (2023, June 24).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2023\/06\/16\/world\/europe\/ukraine-kakhovka-dam-collapse.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why the Evidence Suggests Russia Blew Up the Kakhovka Dam<\/a>. The New York Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. Matviyenko, S. (2022, April).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-flux.com\/journal\/126\/460842\/nuclear-cyberwar-from-energy-colonialism-to-energy-terrorism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nuclear Cyberwar: From Energy Colonialism to Energy Terrorism<\/a>. &#8211; e-flux Journal #126.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uncg.org.ua\/iakymy-ie-naslidky-rosijskoho-teraktu-na-kakhovskij-hes-dlia-dykoi-pryrody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u042f\u043a\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u0454 \u043d\u0430\u0441\u043b\u0456\u0434\u043a\u0438 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0443 \u043d\u0430 \u041a\u0430\u0445\u043e\u0432\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0456\u0439 \u0413\u0415\u0421 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0434\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0457 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0438?<\/a>&nbsp;\u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0430 \u041f\u0440\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043e\u043e\u0445\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043d\u043d\u0430 \u0413\u0440\u0443\u043f\u0430.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. Tsymbalyuk, D., Richardson T. (2022, December 29).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/niche-canada.org\/2022\/11\/25\/environmental-humanities-ukrainian-studies-its-time-to-talk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environmental Humanities, Ukrainian Studies: It\u2019s time to talk<\/a>. NiCHE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/meduza.io\/feature\/2023\/06\/09\/kahovskaya-ges-byla-odnoy-iz-velikih-stroek-kommunizma-ona-polnostyu-razrushena\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u041a\u0430\u0445\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0413\u042d\u0421 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c\u044e \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0435\u043d\u0430. \u0420\u0430\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0435\u043c \u0435\u0435 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u044e, \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430\u044f \u0442\u0435\u0441\u043d\u043e \u0441\u0432\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0441 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0435\u0439 \u041d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u041a\u0430\u0445\u043e\u0432\u043a\u0438<\/a>&nbsp;(\u0433\u0434\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u044f\u043c\u043e \u0441\u0435\u0439\u0447\u0430\u0441 \u2014 \u044d\u043a\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0433\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043a\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0444\u0430) \u2014 Meduza. (2023, June 9). Meduza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nas.gov.ua\/UA\/Messages\/Pages\/View.aspx?MessageID=10207\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u041d\u0430\u0441\u043b\u0456\u0434\u043a\u0438 \u0440\u0443\u0439\u043d\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u041a\u0430\u0445\u043e\u0432\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0457 \u0413\u0415\u0421 \u2013 \u0434\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0456\u0434\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u043e\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0456 \u0434\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u043a\u043e\u0441\u043c\u0456\u0447\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0437\u043d\u0456\u043c\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f<\/a>. (n.d.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Authored by&nbsp;<\/strong>Vitalii Atanasov<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Design:&nbsp;<\/strong>Sofiia Bylym<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6103,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"podcast_category":[95],"podcast_tag":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-6102","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","podcast_category-ukraine-the-possible"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The environmental impact of Russia&#039;s war against Ukraine - \u0421\u043f\u0456\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0435 Commons<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.com.ua\/en\/podcast\/ukraine-the-possible-podcast\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The environmental impact of Russia&#039;s war against Ukraine - \u0421\u043f\u0456\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0435 Commons\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine is a war of aggression by a fossil fuel empire, so the peoples of Ukraine have no choice but to resist. 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