Following the annexation by Russia in 2014, Crimea now deals with growing shortages of drinking water. The main water source – the Dnipro river – is on Ukrainian controlled territory and now out of reach for Russian-installed authorities. According to specialists, Crimea’s local water sources cover only 15 percent of demand. If there are no big droughts in the coming future, the drilling of new wells might help to ease the Crimean drinking water shortage. However, the northern regions of the peninsula have already felt the first signs of a water crisis.
Hromadske TV: Unprecedented water crisis in annexed Crimea
Viktor Kuminov, the hydro engineer who works at Northern Canal Pumping Station N358 points out to the rain water in the canal. The main source of water for the peninsula, the Northern Crimean Canal, was cut of from water supplies since 2014.
