The corresponding statement was published on Aksyonov's VKontakte page.

He added that "at the same time, all orders of Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin are being carried out to provide the region with fresh water."

Also, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said that a two-year supply of fresh water has been accumulated in Crimea.