14/ Within a couple of weeks of the dam's destruction on 9 June 2023, NASA satellites recorded the North Crimean Canal drying up. It provided 85% of Crimea's water. The Russians are now reportedly trying to top it up with water from Crimea's few small reservoirs and from wells.
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Ukraine’s southern districts suffered severe droughts every 3-4 years in the late 19th/early 20th century.
11/ "In 60 years, at the junction of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, there were 20 drought-stricken years in the southern districts of the Ukraine … Drought, occurring every three or four years, frequently assumed the proportions of a calamity."
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Water scarcity: A major challenge for Soviet agriculture in Crimea and Kherson
9/ The big problem was the lack of water. Soviet agronomists found that it took 500 tons of water to grow a single ton of wheat in the region, but there are few rivers in Crimea or the southern Kherson oblast. As Soviet official Leonid Melnikov wrote in 1950:
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Kakhovka Dam destruction leads to 85% vegetation loss in Ukraine’s south
1/ A year after the destruction of Ukraine's Kakhovka Dam, vegetation cover in formerly irrigated parts of the southern Kherson region and Crimea has fallen by 85% or more. It's a sign that the former breadbasket region is reverting rapidly to its previous semi-desert state.
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Dutch Ambassador Discusses F-16s, War Crimes, and Justice Before Leaving Kyiv
A week before departing Kyiv for a new postion, Dutch ambassador Jennes de Mol sat down with the Kyiv Independent to discuss the provision of F-16 jets, Russia's war against Ukraine, and how to bring Russian perpetrators to justice.
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Russia’s grain deal reversal: from threats to hiding ships
A year ago, Russia pulled out of the grain deal and threatened to attack any ship carrying Ukrainian grain. Today, its ships are hiding from Ukrainian armed forces, and shipping routes are almost back to normal. 10/
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Zelensky says isolating Crimea key to winning war
Zelensky has said that isolation of Crimea is the way forward to get leverage and win the war 8/
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Ukraine systematically pressuring entire peninsula since invasion
Ukraine has been methodically, continuously, and systematically pressuring the entire peninsula since nearly the start of the Russian invasion. 9/
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Ukraine strikes on Crimea and Black Sea Fleet assets
But Ukraine is out there not just for the Black Sea Fleet, but the entire Crimea. Remember the Kerch Bridge? Attacks on shipyards? A hit with the UK missiles on the Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters? Drones striking planes and airfields? 6/ https://t.co/nO5IhC8xOk
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 17 juillet 2024But Ukraine is out there not just for the Black Sea Fleet, but the entire Crimea. Remember the Kerch Bridge? Attacks on shipyards? A hit with the UK missiles on the Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters? Drones striking planes and airfields? 6/
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Ukraine sinks or damages 1/3 of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
AC: In just over two years, Ukraine has managed to sink or damage 1/3 of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, which initially consisted of 74 warships By March 2024, the fleet had become "functionally inactive" according to the British Ministry of Defense. 3/