Employees lay pipes for a new water conduit from the Beshterek-Zuisky water intake to Simferopol, in Republic of 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: Labour, Environmental Issues, Economy, Business & Finance
- Location: Republic of Crimea, Russia
- Event date: 13.11.2020
- Date published: 13.11.2020
- Author: Konstantin Mihalchevskiy
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4620x3037px, 8.4Mb
- Job-ID: caadae87450e2626