MADRID, May 9th. (EUROPEAN PRESS) –

British intelligence services have appointed this Tuesday to “reduced access to water” in the territory of the (eastern) Donetsk province occupied by Russia within the framework of the invasion, after pro-Russian authorities in the region indicated that the supply was “very low” in this part of the country.

“Water scarcity has become an increasingly relevant issue for Russian-occupied Donetsk since the start of the Russian invasion in 2022,” they said, before explaining that “the Siversky-Donets canal, which supplies the region, remains largely under Ukrainian control, but has been often the subject of contention throughout its long run.” “It appears that Russian troops have been trying to secure control of the canal to alleviate the water shortage in Donetsk,” they said.

Thus, they specified that the channel crosses the town of Chasiv Yar, which is located six kilometers west of Bajmut. “Russia’s heavy use of indirect artillery to support the capture of Bakhmut and adjacent areas is likely to have inflicted collateral damage to the canal and other regional water infrastructure, undermining Russian efforts to remedy the water shortages originally created by the invasion,” they have stated.

“To make up for the lack of success in capturing and maintaining the canal, Russia may be building a water pipeline to solve the water shortage in the city of Donetsk,” they stressed, according to a series of messages published by the British Ministry. Defense via his Twitter account. “However, it is highly unlikely that this will fully compensate for reduced access to water in the occupied territories,” they concluded.