Donate
it had been a producer of specialist hydroacoustic and navigational equipment for ships
The remains continued smouldering for several days
The main building within the compound was completely destroyed, along with several adjacent subsidiary buildings including an electrical substation; a large crater is visible at its centre. Several blocks of low-rise residential buildings to the east of the facility were destroyed by the ensuing fire, which also resulted in a large area of burnt ground and disturbed soil
with scores of trees killed and widespread burning of vegetation and damage to topsoil
contaminants from the detonated explosives will persist in the environment for many years and will disperse into soils and groundwater
the precise impacts of the incident will be very difficult to independently assess whilst the area remains occupied by Russian forces
Environmental Impact of Munition and Propellant Disposal | NATO RTO
Return to the country map here
© 2025 Conflict and Environment Observatory | Charity No: 1174115 | Design by Open & Honest
This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks
The action you just performed triggered the security solution
There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase
You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked
Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.