The destruction of the Ukrainian dam on the North Crimean Canal led to a leak of water into the territory of Crimea. This was reported on June 7 by the Ukrainian “Channel Five”.
According to media reports, local residents began to notice that the dam ceased to contain the pressure of water from the Dnieper, which led to a leak. Experts, in turn, argue that the bottom of the canal has already dried up, despite the fact that a few years ago the water level reached about five meters.
The dam was built back in 2014 by farmers of the Kherson region. It was erected using sandbags and various metal structures. In 2015, construction began on a new dam, which was never completed.
A survey of residents showed that they, in turn, do not advocate a water blockade of the peninsula.
“Well, what to support? Our people are also there. My son lives there. This is the same thing that I took him and cut off the water “, – said a resident of Nikolaev.
On May 22, Oleg Nikolenko, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, called the “demilitarization and de-occupation” of Crimea as one of the conditions for restoring water supplies to the peninsula. He expressed the opinion that the water on the peninsula was used up by the Russian military, but did not mention the measures taken by Kiev to block the North Crimean canal.
Ukraine provided up to 85% of Crimea’s needs for fresh water through the North Crimean Canal running from the Dnieper. However, after the reunification of Crimea with Russia in 2014, the water supply was completely cut off by Kiev unilaterally. The issue of water supply was solved through the extraction of water from underground sources and reservoirs of natural filling, in a number of regions of Crimea they introduced a regime supply of water to houses, the water supply of Simferopol was reoriented to artesian sources. The Russian government has prepared a comprehensive plan to ensure a reliable water supply to the peninsula.
Crimea returned to Russia following the 2014 referendum. 96.77% of the region’s residents and 95.6% of the voters of Sevastopol voted for the accession. The procedure was carried out in accordance with international law. Meanwhile, Kiev considers the peninsula to be its temporarily occupied territory. Moscow has repeatedly stated that the issue of the subject’s ownership has been closed forever.
