Donetsk is experiencing a severe water crisis that forces residents to queue at tanker trucks. The 83-mile (135km) canal, built in the 1950s, links two rivers, begins near Sloviansk (Ukrainian-held) and ends near Donetsk (Russian-controlled). Denis Pushilin asserted that only full Russian control of the region and canal can fix the crisis and accused Ukraine of a water blockade. Ukrainian officials countered that parts of the canal were damaged in the war and that sections run through frontline areas. Residents sent an open letter to Vladimir Putin describing a humanitarian and ecological catastrophe. Tap water is reportedly available only several hours every three days.
The illegally appointed head of the partly Russian-held Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine has said a water crisis that is forcing people to queue at tanker trucks can only be fixed if Russia takes full control of the region and a vital canal. Built in the 1950s, the 83-mile (135km) canal, which connects two rivers, starts about 12 miles north-east of Sloviansk, which is held by Ukrainian forces, and finishes near Donetsk city in an area controlled by Russian forces.
In Donetsk, Reuters reported that people queued at a water truck to fill up five-litre plastic bottles and petrol canisters with water before carting them away on trolleys or in their car boots. I am 78, said one pensioner who gave her name as Lyubov and was visibly upset. How am I supposed to come here, collect water, and bring it back home? I need to go to the toilet and wash.
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