Russian-Occupied Donetsk, Mariupol Face Collapse Amid Severe Water Shortage

Radio Free Europe ^ | 8/2/2025 | Merhat Sharipzhan

[glorgau]

This kind of stuff happens in places where artillery has been used abundantly.

[dangus]

“We live in a water desert.”

Well, yes, that’s what a desert is. Is some editor thinking, “This is like a food desert, except with water!” ... which reminds me of the T-Shirt I found in St Louis, “I’m like a chocoholic, except with beer.”

[tennmountainman]

So if YouCrayne takes it back the “Water Shortage will magically disappear”?
LOL.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

ZEEPER FOLLIES PINGLIST!

(((PING!)))

[marcusmaximus]

Your Putin has 4 days left to end his invasion.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

I hear REEEeeeeeiiinngggg!

[McGruff]

No eggs, no potatoes and now this?

[blitz128]

Eventually yes , but this current situation shows just how much pitin cares about his Russian speakers he went to war for😎🤔

[PIF]

Collapse will only be for civilians - the Russian occupiers have plenty of water.

[tlozo]

No profit motive for Russian oligarchs and out of control corruption, so it's simply not done.

Its why Russian infrastructure across the country is in decrepit state.

[tennmountainman]

I see. Only Zelensky can bring the Water Back.

[tennmountainman]

I mean only SAINT Zelensky can bring the water back. After all, he can just wave his hands
and make water flow.

[blitz128]

Of course not and your hyperbole is noted, question why are all of pitins sainted Russian speakers enduring such hardships when all is going as planned?😎

[USA-FRANCE]

Everything Russia tries to control eventually falls apart.
Just look at Russia itself — crumbling infrastructure, leaking heat pipes, and hospitals barely holding together.
Wherever the Kremlin lays its hands, things decay.
They’re repeating the same mistakes the Soviets made, without learning a thing from history.

[blitz128]

Well, pitin controls the area, why is there a water issue, where is Dear Leader, where is saint pitin🤔

[tennmountainman]

Well it’s not going as planned. If Saint Z wants his land back he needs to get off his lazy azz
and take it back. No one is keeping him from going on the offensive.

[blitz128]

lol, no need just bleed the Russian economy and wait for the 1991 collapse, and annexation by China of the eastern federation territory

[libertylover]

So if YouCrayne takes it back the “Water Shortage will magically disappear”?

No, not magically, but slowly. However, I don't expect Ukraine to take back any territory.

[tennmountainman]

Why wait? He has the opportunity to show what a great Military leader he
is by taking ALL his land back instead of waiting for Trump to do it for him.