Due to the war in Ukraine, according to various estimates, over 5 million hectares of arable land are not being used. These are territories that have been damaged due to combat actions. Ukrainian Scientist Liudmyla Biliavska from the Institute of Microbiology and Virology, named after D.K. Zabolotny, explained to RBC-Ukraine how the war is damaging Ukrainian soils and why crops cannot be grown in areas affected by explosions. Damage caused by war to agricultural lands According to approximate estimates by scientists, about a third of the areas used for growing grains have suffered due to the w…