The Ukrainian pilot site is Kremenchuk, an industrial city of approximately 200,000 residents in Poltava Oblast, central Ukraine, situated on the Dnipro River and connected to energy, engineering, transport and river infrastructure. The local context is highly relevant for MARMOT: Kremenchuk combines long-standing industrial environmental pressures with war-related risks. The city hosts major industrial assets, including the Kremenchuk oil refinery — one of Ukraine’s largest, operating since 1961 — which has been repeatedly attacked during the full-scale invasion, creating serious concerns around air, soil and water contamination, infrastructure damage, safety and community well-being, which was documented by The Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) The pilot will focus on community-based monitoring of environmental, social and human rights impacts, helping residents of Kremenchuk area document evidence and use it for dialogue and remedy.


