The environmental impact of Russia’s invasion

Published: March 8, 2022, 10 a.m.

An hours-long bombing on Europe’s largest nuclear power plant spread fears of a disaster in Ukraine. But the fears of environmental devastation go beyond the Zaporizhzhia reactors. Today, POLITICO Europe’s Antonia Zimmermann breaks down the broader environmental impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.   Kelsey Tamborrino is a reporter covering clean energy and is the host of the POLITICO Energy podcast.  Antonia Zimmermann is a reporter for POLITICO Europe.  Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.  Carlos Prieto is an audio producer for POLITICO.  Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio. Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.