After de-occupation, the problem of water supply to the peninsula will have to be solved very quickly
According to experts, the man-made disaster caused by the Russian invaders will bring many troubles to the residents of Crimea. The temporarily occupied peninsula will face problems with agriculture and water supply; there is a risk of deterioration of the epidemiological situation and the spread of infectious diseases. Aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems have been damaged.
THE INVADERS REALIZED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO FLEE THE PENINSULA
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that Russia’s deliberate destruction of the Kakhovka Reservoir, which is critically important, in particular, for the water supply of Crimea, shows that the Russian occupiers realized that they would have to flee the peninsula.
“Our country will find a way to restore normal life on our land after the expulsion of the Russian invaders. This applies to water and everything else. This applies to all our regions – from Kherson to Dnipro, from Mykolaiv to Crimea,” Zelensky said.
Oleksii Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, noted that the explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant would make it impossible to supply water to Crimea in the near future.
“For the next three, five, ten years, until this dam is rebuilt, water supply to Crimea will be physically impossible,” he said.
The Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Tamila Tasheva noted that the explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station is a disaster for the whole of southern Ukraine, including Crimea.
“The devastation of the Kakhovka reservoir will have the greatest impact on the supply of drinking water and the system of irrigation canals in general. The left bank of Kherson region, part of Zaporizhzhia region and Crimea will be left without Dnipro water. The region will face a food crisis and impoverishment of the population,” the official said.