The Ukrainian Bystroe Canal leads to a body of water without a port

The Bystroe Canal is an artificial waterway opened in Ukraine in 2004 for river barges. This construction causes significant ecological damage, notably through the dredging of the Sasyk lagoon whose anoxic sludge threatens local biodiversity. International protests did not prevent the inauguration of the structure in 2007, even though no port borders this shallow body of water.