Kathrine Frich
What began as infrastructure neglect is now becoming a national disgrace.
What began as infrastructure neglect is now becoming a national disgrace.
Humanitarian Crisis Erupts
A major water crisis is spiraling out of control in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine.
Cities like Donetsk and Makiivka have been left parched for months, and Vladimir Putin is now facing global embarrassment as conditions deteriorate into a full-blown humanitarian emergency.
Four Months Without Water
Residents of Donetsk and surrounding towns haven’t seen running water for up to four months.
The taps are dry, anger is boiling over, and the fear of disease is mounting.
Water Rationing Sparks Public Fury
Local officials have rolled out harsh rationing: water will now only be available once every three days in Donetsk and Makiivka, and once every two days in nearby towns like Khartsyzk and Ilovaisk.
That’s if it comes at all.
Human Waste in Bags as Toilets Stop Working
Without water, basic hygiene has collapsed.
Locals are now using plastic bags as toilets, tossing them into bins, or worse, under neighbors’ windows.
Pro-Russian collaborator Oleg Tsaryov admitted: “You can’t flush the toilet.”
Kremlin-Backed Leaders Blame Everyone But Themselves
Andrey Chertkov, the Kremlin-installed leader in Donetsk, says the “volumes of water are not enough” for people, let alone industry.
But locals blame corruption and mismanagement, not supply shortages.
‘Ambitious’ Putin Projects Mocked as Donetsk Sinks
Kremlin-backed officials continue to brag about “New Vasyuki” developments, luxury homes, airports, and shiny new industry.
But residents ask: “How will you build housing if there’s no water to flush a toilet?”
Fear of Deadly Epidemics Grows
The next chapter in this disaster could be deadly.
Locals warn that intestinal infections and disease outbreaks are on the horizon.
With no hygiene and no clean water, the city is teetering on a public health emergency.
Online Outrage Explodes
Fed-up residents are venting online, calling the situation in Donetsk “beyond third world.”
Their anger is directed squarely at Putin’s puppet leaders, who continue to deny the scale of the disaster.
1.3 Million People Left in the Lurch
The population of Donetsk and Makiivka together tops 1.3 million, a staggering number of civilians now forced to survive without running water, functioning toilets, or basic sanitation.
