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WarWilding: a new word to describe the startling effects of using nature as a weapon

From defensive flooding to buffer zones, using the natural world in conflict is as old as war itself – now academics have given it a name

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2022

Ukraine’s ‘hero river’ helped save Kyiv. But what now for its newly restored wetlands?

Kyiv repelled Russian forces by opening a Soviet-era dam on the Irpin River. Now, ecologists hope Ukraine’s newest wetlands can survive, or even thrive, after the war

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2022

Russian troops storm woods as they attempt to enter Kyiv by crossing Irpin river

The video is taken in a wooded area dotted with tall trees by someone walking through the Ukrainian forest as gunfire breaks out in the background with Putin's troops seeking to storm Kyiv

Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2022