Specialists of the State Environmental Inspectorate (SEI) in January-June 2022, based on the results of inspections carried out during this period of inspections, estimated environmental damage in the amount of UAH 742.7 million, including in June of this year the amount of damage was estimated at 15, 5 million UAH
As reported on the Facebook page of the agency, in the first half of the year, 5.35 thousand environmental control measures were carried out, as a result of which the SEI sent 304 materials to law enforcement agencies on signs of a crime against the environment. As a result, 152 criminal proceedings were opened on these offenses.
At the same time, it is clarified that the offenders have already paid the damage to the state budget voluntarily and involuntarily for a total of UAH 32.6 million, of which UAH 5.3 million was paid in June.
According to the SEI, the greatest damage (62% of the total damage) was caused to the subsoil of Ukraine – UAH 463 million. The most common violation was the illegal extraction of natural resources and the use of subsoil in the absence of permits provided by law.
Ecological Inspectorate estimates, environmental damage
