http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/ca0a4bff2231bdd6 https://verfassungsblog.de/definition-ecocide-ukraine/ Beyond Defining Ecocide - What Ukraine Reveals About Measuring Ecological Harm Kazak, Rinata Kopytsia, Ievgeniia Puhach, Anastasiia eng 2026-10-22 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Criminal Law Definition Ecocide ICC International Criminal Law Ukraine Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 When the Oskil dam in the Kharkiv region was damaged in 2022, the reservoir drained and land downstream flooded. The damage altered the river system and the ecosystems connected to it. Ukrainian prosecutors have brought ecocide charges against two Russian generals over the attack. But the case raises a difficult question for investigators and courts about what exactly counts as harm. This now sits at the centre of Ukraine’s reform of its ecocide offence and of international efforts to define the crime.