Ukrainian foresters – at least those who have not been mobilized – began preparing for the warm season back in the winter. In January, they spent their workdays in the coniferous forests collecting pinecones. This seemingly simple task is central to the work of repairing the damage inflicted on Ukrainian forests by Russian aggression.  During the first two years of the full-scale war, more than 1,500 square kilometers of Ukraine’s forests burned down. These include wooded areas in the combat