Fire in the Osokorky Ecopark: it is suspected that the developer Stolitsa Group started the fire

Fire in the Osokorky Ecopark: it is suspected that the developer Stolitsa Group started the fire

In Kyiv on the evening of March 5, 2024, a fire was recorded on the territory of the Osokorki ecopark. This was confirmed by rescuers. The Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA) says that a grass floor and reeds caught fire in an open area near Lake Tyahle. Activists say this is a deliberate arson in the interests of well-known capital developers.

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The Ecopark Conservation Initiative reported that the fire broke out in the area adjacent to the Stolitsa Group development. Activists claim that this is arson: “A few days ago, unknown people wrote to us in the chat about arson and then deleted the message! In this way, all living things are destroyed, so that later it will be easier to expand the development!”

City council members Yevheniya Kuleba and Kseniya Semenova also stressed that the community suspects the developer of the arson.

As Semenova writes, Stolitsa Group is trying to destroy and develop 200 hectares of the last green zone on Osokorky.

According to Kuleba, quoted by Public, people spotted a car leaving the eco-park before the fire started. Kuleba assured that this data will be transferred to the police.

In February, activists fighting to preserve the eco-park said that the Stolitsa Group company had begun to destroy the forest.