The next round of Ukraine–Russia talks is scheduled for July 23–24 in Istanbul, according to Independent Türkçe.
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No water again in Donetsk, residents collect rainwater
On 21/07, Yulia Skubaeva says: "There is no water in Donetsk again. People are standing with buckets, collecting rainwater. The pipes contain turbid liquid, and the schedule indicates water supply only once every three days."
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Rare water in Donetsk: plastic bags as toilets
Without water, people in Donetsk are using plastic bags as toilets and throwing them out of their windows: 'In Donetsk, water comes once every three days. There's no way to flush the toilet. It's now common practice: Donetsk residents put a small bag in the toilet.
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Media silence on LPR water crisis
The situation is equally bad in the Luhansk region, where a resident says: "They write a lot about Donetsk and the DPR and the water situation. There is silence about the LPR. Local channels are trying to give out something, but it doesn’t go beyond the LPR."
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Federal intervention needed if local authorities fail, says Chriso_wiki
14/ "If local authorities are not coping, maybe it makes sense for the federal government to take on the problem? You can't always say in reports that everything is fine. You need to voice the reality, no matter how bitter it may be."
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Critical water shortage outside Donetsk, areas without water for 4 months
Outside Donetsk city, the problem is even worse: "Some areas of Donetsk have not seen water for 4 months, a schedule of supplying it every three days has been introduced and even that is not a fact that it will be observed."
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Water crisis: limited distribution in major city
Yesterday they announced the transition to a water supply mode of every other day, or once every three days for 4 hours, and this is in a city of a million! Hands are simply dropping.
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Donetsk and Makiivka Soon Without Water, Critical Situation for 1.3 Million
6/ "1.3 million people currently live in Donetsk and Makiivka and all of them will soon be left without water. By the way, there is no water today. Something unidentifiable is dripping from the tap."
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Humanitarian catastrophe in Donbass: chronic water shortage
The Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine face a deepening humanitarian catastrophe, with some towns not having received any water for four months. Endemic corruption and systemic mismanagement by the Russian-installed authorities are being blamed for the situation.
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Russian artillery dome hit by incendiary drone
❗️🇷🇺Russian artillery gun hit by 🇺🇦drone with incendiary warhead pic.twitter.com/Hw4omnVqaO
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 21 juillet 2025Russian artillery gun hit by drone with incendiary warhead