On November 13 and 14, the Earth Observation Research Cluster at the University of Würzburg took part in a conference on the topic of “Environmental research between Ukraine and Bavaria – encounter, cooperation and reconstruction”. The Bavarian Research Alliance, the Bavarian Environmental Agency, and the University and City of Regensburg – inter alia –  organized this event. The possibilities and potentials of joint research cooperation with regard to the detection of war-induced environmental damages have been discussed.