Greta Thunberg: Russia is responsible for ecocide in Ukraine

Swedish ecoactivist Greta Thunberg has called on the world to hold Russia accountable for ecocide in Ukraine. The man-made disaster in Kherson Oblast due to the Kakhovka HPP detonation is another atrocity of the Russian Federation, Thunberg added.

This ecocide as a continuation of Russias unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine is yet another atrocity which leaves the world lost for words. Our eyes are once again on Russia who must be held accountable for their crimes. https://t.co/GDWrJnMkmb

— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) June 8, 2023

Thunberg posted her reaction to the Kakhovka HPP detonation after a conversation with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. At an online meeting, the President of Ukraine called on more than 60 activists, including Thunberg, from different countries to hold Russia accountable for ecocide.

Greta Thunberg advocates against climate change and global warming. The activist became famous after long school strikes under the building of the Swedish Parliament. The girl addressed, particularly, at the World Economic Forum and the UN Climate Change conference and became TIME‘s Person of the Year 2019.