Humanitarian problems in Russia-occupied Crimea were not created because water supplies along North-Crimean Canal were stopped, although there is not enough water for Russian military bases on the peninsula, Ukraine’s public organization information Resistance (IR) has said on its website.
“There is enough water for the needs of Crimea’s population. Scientists confirm it. There is enough for … the population, but not enough water to maintain military bases and ensure their sustainability (including for industry),” IR coordinator and Center for Military and Political Studies expert Oleksiy Kopytko has said.
As reported, up to 85 percent of Crimea’s freshwater needs were provided through the North-Crimean Canal connecting the main channel of the Dnipro River to the peninsula. In April 2014, the water supply to the occupied Crimea through the North-Crimean Canal was completely cut off.
Ukrainian officials have repeatedly made statements that the water supply of the peninsula will be resumed only after Russia stops occupying the peninsula.
