Russia's front around the northern #Donbas town of #Lyman appears to have led to fighting in and around the Holy Mountains National Nature Park (Святі Гори національний природний парк), also: Sviati Gori. we've picked up fires around the park in the last week. #Ukraine 1/5 🧵🔽
The park (green area), which comprises chalk cliffs along the Donets river is 91% forested and is highly biodiverse, with 1/3 of the species found in #Ukraine recorded. Sviati Gori's boundaries are visible via protectedplanet.net/555719463 2/5
During the past week @NASA #FIRMS data records numerous fires in within the PA's eastern borders as the front line has pushed around #Lyman. 3/5
It's been fairly cloudy this week but @planet captured fires to the NW of the protected area's boundary yesterday (04/5). Artillery exchanges and other heavy weapons use along the front will inevitably trigger scrub and potentially forest fires, impacting habitats. 4/5
Sviati Gori is just one of a large network of protected areas in eastern #Ukraine, while the early conflict focused on towns, cities and roads, we are now seeing more scope for landscape and habitat impacts along frontlines. 5/5
Imagery from @planet 5 May reveals multiple fires due to the fighting within the Sviati Gori national park boundary, in the frontline area between #Lyman and #Yampil. #Ukraine #biodiversity #ForNature
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