Головна War against Ukraine Rashists destroyed Ukraine’s only plant genetic bank

Rashists destroyed Ukraine’s only plant genetic bank

In Kharkiv, the russian troops completely destroyed the only National Plant Genetic Resources Center in Ukraine.

This was reported on YouTube by Sergiy Avramenko, doctor of agricultural sciences, a leading researcher of the Yuriev Institute of Plant Growing, reports “ProAgro Group” with reference to “Ukrinform”.

“The seeds were already being prepared for sowing (for variety renewal, when every few years the existing seed is sown and a new one is put in storage – ed.), and since March the staff were already supposed to sow the collection. After the “Russian world” came, as this horde of “liberators” came, everything turned into solid ashes. Tens of thousands of specimens. It’s a world collection. Including varieties that are hundreds of years old, ancient ones that we can no longer restore. There was hell here. The aluminum was melted. Everything was burnt out”, – Avramenko said.

According to him, the bank kept more than 160 thousand varieties and hybrids from all over the world. He stressed that there were no military or terrorist troops on the premises.

The bank, which has a long history, survived even during the German occupation, but did not survive the russian military.

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