Shmygal: Russians are trying to deprive Ukrainians of access to water supply

At a government meeting, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said:

After the partial destruction and deliberate opening of the floodgates of Kakhovska HPP by the Russians, we are losing thousands of cubic metres of water every day. Because of this, some settlements that receive water exactly from Dnieper may be left without access to drinking water.

Prime Minister noted that a drop in the level of water in the reservoir may lead to improper functioning of the cooling systems of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant:

Ukraine calls for all available means to put pressure on Russia to close the locks and restore the hydraulic structures at the Kakhovka hydropower plant. Or allow Ukrainian specialists to do so.