Drainage of the bottom of the Kakhovka reservoir and leakage of water from it will most of all affect the lost fish resources of Ukraine. The majority of all living organisms that inhabited the Kakhovka reservoir will also die in the coming days, or the majority of all living organisms that inhabited the Kakhovka reservoir, declares the complex consequences for the nature of the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station Ukrainian environmental group.

According to experts, at the time of the terrorist attack, there were at least 43 species of fish in the Kakhovka reservoir alone, of which 20 species are of commercial importance for Ukraine.. Some of the fish have already died.. It will take at least 7-10 years to restore reserves to pre-catastrophic levels.

“All spawning grounds and the main volume of water, which is the habitat of fish, have been destroyed. Spawning of most species occurs in late spring - early summer.. As a result of the rapid emptying of the reservoir in the drained areas, almost all fish young will be in shallow water, doomed to death, which will undermine the results of spawning in the long term,” experts point out..

Also, as a result of the shallowing of the Kakhovka reservoir, the wintering pit in the water area of \u200b\u200bthe Republican Bay on the territory of the Kamenskaya Sich National Natural Park and other wintering pits of fish will most likely cease to exist..

Most fish carried to the sea will die in salt water.

Also, a number of species of birds nesting in these places will disappear in the region, in particular, martins, mallards, etc..

As a result of a catastrophic decrease in the water level in the reservoir, aquatic and coastal aquatic plants of the reservoir will disappear, and the zone of exposure of the bottom of the reservoir will become the largest breeding center in the region for dangerous invasive species alien to the region.

The upper dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, as a result of drainage, will also suffer a number of protected areas, including at least 11 objects of the natural reserve fund, some of which are of international importance. In particular, we are talking about:.

national natural parks.

Kamenskaya Sich (12261.14 ha);

Big Meadow (16756 ha).

Regional Landscape Park "

landscape reserves:.

Cairo beam (664.9 ha);

May Gora tract (68.0 ha).

Kamensky forest area.

Ivanovsky Bor.

Vodyansky snowdrifts.

protected areas:.

Stoyany (15 ha),.

Malokakhovsky Forest (177 ha).

Park-monument of gardening art: Arboretum of the Kakhovka forestry (15 hectares).

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Restoration of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station is necessary for Ukraine to restore the entire southern agricultural potential of Ukraine, including the export potential and the quality of life of the population, says Doctor of Geography, Professor of Kherson State University Igor Pilipenko.