A toxic substance was found in the Desna River, flowing downstream from the Russian border, as reported by Vyshhorod Mayor Oleksii Momot. According to him, an emergency meeting of the Kyiv Regional Commission on Technogenic and Ecological Safety and Emergencies was held on August 26. The meeting decided to prohibit residents from swimming and fishing in the Desna River. “Poisonous substance detected in the Desna River and its bays, flowing downstream from the Russian border. Strictly prohibit all personnel from swimming, boating, and fishing in the Desna and its bays,” Momot wrote. The ban wil…