3 billion in damage to farmland, machinery and livestock as a result ofAbout half of the"already immense" destruction from the war comes from pollution caused by mines and unharvested crops, according to a report by authors Roman Neyter, Hryhorii Stolnikovych, and Oleg Nivievskyi.
Russia's attacks on key agriculture infrastructure hubs have destroyed large quantities of food. Meanwhile, its blockade of Ukraine's ports has strangled the country's exports, cutting off a key source of revenues and worsening a global food crisis that may spur millions of people to migrate. Efforts to reopen the ports are stumbling, with no sign of progress on a deal, while removing sea mines could take months, according to a UN agency.