People in Mariupol are on the verge of death due to lack of drinking water - mayor of Mariupol
Olena Barsukova, Ukrainska Pravda. Zhyttia. – MONDAY, 20 JUNE 2022
People living in occupied Mariupol are struggling to survive due to the lack of drinking water.
Ukrainians have to queue for 4-8 hours to get water from the occupiers once a week.
Vadym Boichenko, the mayor of the city, has spoken out about this, Mariupol city council reported on Telegram.
"More than 100,000 people who still remain in the city do not have access to drinking water. They are on the verge of death.
This is a humanitarian catastrophe. So we have to do everything we can to open a green corridor and save people," said the mayor.
Vadym Boichenko added that the Russians and collaborators have also restricted locals' access to food.
The city has also been left without electricity, gas or sewerage.
Petro Andriushchenko, the adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, said that occupiers give out food only in exchange for work, and young people are threatened with mobilisation into the Russian army.
The Russians have also banned the Ukrainian language, use children for propaganda [videos], are removing books from libraries and are trying to cover up their crimes in Mariupol.
