Four districts in occupied Mariupol are without water
In the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol, water service has been suspended in four districts at once due to power supply issues. Water service is expected to resume once power is restored to the pumping stations.
According to Andriushchenko, water supply was cut off due to a power outage at the pumping stations of the Staro-Krymskoye Reservoir.
Problems with basic utilities in the occupied city have been ongoing for about three weeks. They intensified on August 2 following a series of strikes by Ukraine’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Forces on electrical substations.
Since then, Mariupol has experienced intermittent disruptions to both electricity and water supply.
The occupying authorities claim services are being restored, while residents are stockpiling water
Over the past few weeks, the occupying administration has claimed that electricity and water are gradually being restored. At the same time, local residents continue to collect non-potable water and purchase generators.
Amid these utility issues, Telegram channels loyal to the occupying authorities have also begun urging Mariupol residents not to post photos of the aftermath of Ukrainian strikes. The occupiers refer to such posts as “working for the enemy.”
This was stated by Petro Andriushchenko, head of the Center for the Study of the Occupation, citing the company “Voda Donbasu.”
Mariupol is demanding over $45 million from Russia for destroyed property.
Russian occupation forces have begun shifting significant reinforcements to the north of Donetsk Oblast through the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol, thereby radically changing the structure of their logistics.
A series of explosions rocked the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol on the night of July 3. According to preliminary reports, fires broke out in the city following a drone attack.
