Boys walk on the shallow bottom of Bakhchisarai (Egiz-Oba) reservoir, in Crimea, Russia. Ukraine used to supply up to 85 percent of Crimea's freshwater, through the North Crimean Canal. Following Crimea's reunification with Russia after a referendum in 2014, Kiev has imposed a water and energy blockade on Crimea, but the Russian authorities have sought to improve infrastructure to ensure the peninsula's water supply.
- Package: Russia Crimea Water Supply
- Categories: Environmental Issues, Social Issues
- Location: Crimea, Russia
- Event date: 03.11.2020
- Date published: 03.11.2020
- Author: Konstantin Mihalchevskiy
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5477x3651px, 10.7Mb
- Job-ID: d7479b7dae9034e