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Briefing ‘Environmental ‘hot spots’ of the war’
On May 19, at 12:30, a briefing will be held on the topic: "Environmental" hot spots "of the war: Chernobyl, Energodar and others."
Organizers: Media Center Ukraine - Ukrinform.
Speakers: Ruslan Strelets - Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine.
Topics for discussion:
What damage and where the Russians did to Ukraine.
Fixation of environmental crimes, prospects of appeal to the UN International Court of Justice.
Elimination of the caused damage, interaction with the international partners, the international help. Controlling access to the subsoil during the war and supporting the economy.
The format of the event is offline (Hall 1).
Journalists will be able to ask questions offline (Hall 1) and chat on YouTube.
Journalists are asked to arrive half an hour before the event.
Accreditation of media representatives: [email protected]
Accreditation will last until 12:00 on May 19, to confirm it is necessary to indicate the name, surname, title of the publication
The event will be broadcast on Ukrinform's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/UkrinformTV
Ukrinform address: Kyiv, street Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 8/16
Use of any materials from the official Ukrinform YouTube channel is possible only if the copyright established by the channel is respected. Demonstrating the video during the live broadcast, it is necessary to refer to the author - Ukrinform - to show its name on the screen and say it out loud.
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