The use of remote sensing data that is studying the environmental consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Abstract

Abstract The ongoing events of the Russian invasion of Ukraine seriously impacted on the environment in all areas: ground, air, water, flora and fauna. First of all, this war has created a massive increase in air pollution. The Russian attack has caused many fires at oil depots, industrial complexes, equipment and ammunition stockpiles, the forests, residential areas, etc. In addition to this, many bridges, hydraulic and other structures destroyed that seriously affected water bodies such as rivers and lakes which were seriously polluted. These events were studied by using publicly available remote sensing data, as well as from the media. Much attention is paid to the data provided by NOAA-2, Suomi NPP, Aqua and Terra satellites. In addition, the research used data from Sentinel and Landsat satellites, which are making it better to visualizate the consequences of the Russian military invasion.