China News Service, Paris, March 11 (Xinhua) UNESCO released a report on the 11th local time showing that Ukraine will need more than US$1.2 billion to rebuild scientific infrastructure, of which US$980 million will be spent on repairing universities.
The report states that the scientific infrastructure in the Kharkiv region has been the most severely affected, with Yaroslav Mudry State University of Law and Beketov State University of Urban Economics located in the region having the highest reconstruction cost needs of 116.5 million and 104.1 million respectively. One hundred million U.S. dollars.
In addition to the building itself, more than 750 pieces of scientific research equipment used in various studies were damaged in Ukraine, 643 of which were beyond repair.
The cost of repairing these critical equipment amounts to $45.9 million.
In addition, 18 scientific research institutions were forced to relocate, including many institutions studying local biodiversity and ecology, and these studies cannot be conducted remotely.
The report said the Institute for Nuclear Power Plant Safety Issues near Zaporozhye was of particular concern: vital equipment used to monitor conditions in the nuclear industry had been stolen or destroyed, including a radiation laboratory used to control radiation levels.
The loss of these detection equipment poses a significant threat to the security of the entire region.
The report also pointed out that the conflict forced a large number of Ukrainian scientists to leave their homes and their working conditions deteriorated sharply.
Nearly 30% of Ukrainian scientists can only work remotely due to forced emigration abroad or internal displacement, especially in the areas most affected by the bombing, namely Kharkiv, Kiev, Sumy, Dnipro, Ode Zaporizhia region.
Research funding in Ukraine has also been significantly reduced.
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