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Ukrainian village without water for two years
20/ Some places have it even worse. In the riverside village of Lyubymivka, there has been no water for two years. The Russian authorities have promised bottled water for the residents, but it has not been delivered. They queue instead at water towers that are barely functioning. pic.twitter.com/q3VXvrR4c7
— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) 17 juillet 2025Some places have it even worse. In the riverside village of Lyubymivka, there has been no water for two years. The Russian authorities have promised bottled water for the residents, but it has not been delivered. They queue instead at water towers that are barely functioning.
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Water scarcity impacts industry, public safety, and leaves properties destroyed
21/ Apart from the lack of water for household or agricultural needs, it is also impacting industry and public safety. Firefighters have been unable to put out fires, leading to multiple properties being destroyed. The Russian-installed authorities have done little to help.
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Kakhovka Dam’s absence: desertification and farming
17/ "That is, the absence of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, the lack of irrigation has led to the fact that there is absolutely no livestock farming or vegetable growing. The absence of irrigation means that this region is very quickly turning into a desert."
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Agriculture is in complete decline
"Now agriculture is in complete decline, in absolute decline," says Serhiy Rybalko of the Kherson Regional Council.
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Water shortage turns occupied Kherson semi-desert
The shortage of water is having a similarly catastrophic effect in the occupied Kherson region, which was an agricultural breadbasket before the war. It's now returning to its pre-1950s condition of semi-desert.
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DPR engineers fix 251 leaks in one day, 50% water loss
13/ The scale of the leak problem can be judged from the announcement in February 2025 that engineers in the 'DPR' had to fix 251 leaks in water supply and sewerage networks in a single day. 50% of the water pumped into the network is said to be lost through leaks.
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Heatwave worsens water shortages in Donetsk
The Rybar Telegram channel notes: "The summer season and heat again exacerbate Donetsk's chronic problem of recent years – water shortages and sewerage issues."
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Water crisis worsens daily in Donbass
"Once every three days for four hours! Once every nine days for two hours! … don't pretend that everything is fine. Because in Donbass there is an emergency situation with water, which is getting worse every day."
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Consequences of wide-scale shortages in the Donbas
4/ The consequences are now becoming clear. While shortages have occurred before, they are now on a scale that hasn't previously been experienced. Warblogger Sergey Kolyasnikov highlights what is happening in the Donbas: