Two years of brutal, full-scale invasion by Russia has inflicted severe environmental damage on Ukraine, impacting the country's rich biodiversity, contaminating land and water resources, and posing a direct threat to public health and safety. Addressing these challenges is crucial for the environment, but also for the long-term peace, stability, and health of the European continent. President Volodymyr Zelensky, in his 10-point Peace Plan, has rightly highlighted the immediate protection of th