Crimea Volunteers Distribute 1 Ton of Water as Ukrainian Strikes Cripple Northern Supplies
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Updated · Meduza · Jul 15
Crimea Volunteers Distribute 1 Ton of Water as Ukrainian Strikes Cripple Northern Supplies
1 articles · Updated · Meduza · Jul 15
Summary
1 metric ton of drinking water disappeared in 20 minutes in Dzhankoi on July 14, as volunteers, charities and businesses rushed emergency supplies to northern Crimea.
Ukrainian strikes on Crimea’s energy facilities, ongoing since June, knocked out power needed to run pumping stations, leaving some areas without water and others with service for only four hours a day.
Residents of northern Crimea said on July 12 that some communities had gone seven days without electricity and received no official water deliveries, while food spoiled and people lost work.
The water crisis is part of Kyiv’s broader campaign to blockade annexed Crimea, which since May has already triggered fuel shortages, power outages and some business shutdowns.