1. Ukraine is a very polluted country.
2. Most of the harm came from the early 1950s when it was recovering from WW2.
3. Soviet policies of raising industrial and agricultural productivity with little regard to ecological considerations have had a devastating effect on the environment.
4. Air pollution is especially severe in such industrial centres as Zaporizhzhya, Luhans'k, and Donets'k.
5. 35% of drinkable water in Ukraine is polluted or poisoned while 20% of its animals are endangered.
6. The April 1986 explosion and core meltdown of a reactor at the Chernobyl’ nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine had an enormous impact on the region’s environment.
7. Radioactive materials from the accident seeped into the ground, contaminating farmland and the water supply.
8. The long-term impact on human health and the environment is still being assessed.
9. Ukraine releases polluted water, heavy metal, organic compounds, and oil-related pollutants into the Black Sea.
10. Fifty years ago hardly anybody was concerned about environmental problems.
11. Industrial and economic development, progress and profit were more important.
12. 71% of Ukraine's land is used for economic activities such as nuclear power plants and etc
13. It is time we notice the importance of our environment and stop such polluted countries from damaging the environment even more.
14. We should not allow our governments to destroy our land as well as our future, and Ukraine is a great example of that.
15. (Closing sentence with a thesis)