Prime Minister of Ukraine explained his words about the water supply to Crimea

As the politician wrote on Facebook, Kiev “does not forget about the Ukrainians who live” on the peninsula.

“We want to help these people. We want them to feel that we care about them, ”said Shmygal.

According to him, "it is impossible to share the water that goes to people and the water that goes to military bases."

“The position remains unchanged: we would like to supply water to our citizens, but we cannot and do not have the technical ability to do this before the de-occupation of the peninsula and its return to Ukraine,” the Ukrainian Prime Minister wrote.

Earlier, Shmygal said that the Ukrainian side should supply water to the Crimea, as this is a “matter of humanitarian responsibility” to residents of the peninsula.

He added that the lack of water on the peninsula "will lead to a humanitarian catastrophe."

As it became known in early March, the Crimean reservoirs accumulated by the beginning of spring about 100 million cubic meters. m of water, which is more than 84 million cubic meters. m less than a year earlier.