A deepening water crisis in Crimea is putting severe strain on the Russian government’s finances. Moscow is also under increasing pressure to deliver on the promises it made when illegally occupying the peninsula, internationally recognised as Ukrainian territory, in 2014.
For several months, cities in Russian-occupied Crimea have been rationing their water. In most of the region, authorities only provide water for six hours a day: three hours in the morning and three hours in the evening.
“ It appears that Crimea does have severe water shortage.”
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NOPE. It CURRENTLY has an ABUNDANCE OF WATER. You posted an article from April 2021, over 1 1/2 years ago before they reopened the canal.