As Ukrainian soldiers try to fight the besieged city of Sievierodonetsk, Mariupol, under Russian control, is facing a shortage of drinking water, raising fears of a cholera epidemic, the British Ministry of Defense said on Friday.
Russia is struggling to provide basic services to civilian populations living in the Ukrainian territories it occupies, a British intelligence report released on Friday said.
In Mariupol, where medical services are on the brink of collapse, access to clean water is flawed, and the city’s port is at risk of a cholera outbreak, the report said.
On Tuesday, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, Petro Andrushenko, warned of a possible cholera epidemic by regretting the deterioration of sanitary conditions in the city.
Last week, he said the damage to Mariupol, within two months of Russia’s military bombing, was so severe that most basic services, including electricity, gas and water, were cut off, cut off and have not been restored. of the Russian authorities. .
Last month, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov admitted that many occupied areas remained without electricity, water and sewage.
Dorit Nitzan, the representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Ukraine, said in May that Mariupol is among the areas where there is a risk of cholera infection.
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