Alexander Yagelnitskiy, of counsel at Petrol Chilikov, explained to the Interfax journalist the nuances of the damage calculation technique where damage is inflicted on the environment:

The costs of an economic entity for restoration of the normal condition of water bodies and soil that suffered from the accident are deducted from the total amount of damage calculated according to the methods of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment,” – Alexander Yagelnitskiy, PhD in Law, Associate Professor at the Private Law Department of the Law Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University, says.

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