According to British intelligence, there is a threat of water shortages in the Russian-occupied areas of eastern Ukraine. This is also due, among other things, to failed attempts by the Russians to secure important supply lines militarily. According to the information, the water infrastructure is damaged.
“Water shortages have been a growing problem for Russian-occupied Donetsk since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022,” the British defense ministry said in its daily intelligence report on Tuesday, citing statements by those in power in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic. For example, the Siwerskyi-Donets Canal, which mainly supplies the region, is still largely in Ukrainian hands.
Damaged infrastructure
“Russian troops were probably trying to secure the canal to ease the water shortage in Donetsk,” London said. However, the massive Russian artillery attack in the battle for the city of Bakhmut is believed to have also damaged the canal that runs through the western city of Chasiv Yar and other water infrastructure. According to the British ministry, Russia is undermining its own efforts to remedy the self-inflicted water shortage.
“To make up for the lack of success in conquering and controlling the canal, Russia is likely to build an aqueduct to alleviate the water shortage in the city of Donetsk,” the ministry said. However, it is very unlikely that the limited access to water in the occupied territories can be fully compensated.
Source: Krone
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