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The former mining of rock and potassium salt deposits in Transcarpathia and Nearcarpathia (western Ukraine) has a potential impact on water resources and the transboundary spread of saline pollution (e.g. Solotvyno rock salt deposit on the banks of the Tisza River on the Ukraine-Romania border; Kalush-Golyn potassium-magnesium salt deposit in the Dniester River basin). The threat of pollution spreading increases during floods, flash floods, and flooding. The aim of the study is to determine the extent of possible ...

Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine has had a catastrophic impact on the natural environment, with hydrology and water resources being among the most vulnerable. The explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam on 6 June 2023 and the rapid discharge of more than 18 cubic kilometres of water caused an environmental disaster with flooding of large areas, huge human, environmental, economic losses, environmental pollution, significant changes in the hydrology, hydrogeological conditions, activation o...

Since the beginning of hostilities in the Ukraine territory, there have been several cases of detonation of dams on reservoirs. These events affected the surrounding areas, leading to a flood of different degrees. One of the significant cases occurred on the dam covering the Irpin river, close to Kyiv. It was built during the Kyiv Reservoir filling to prevent the flooding of the river valley and serves as a bridge. After a part of the dam was broken, water from the Reservoir began to fill the Irpin river. The floo...