Thread by @MyLordBebo

While the focus is on the flooding downstream of the Kakhovka dam and the combat situation in the region, the long-term damage to the huge agricultural sector of the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions is of particular concern.

-> Thousands of farms rely on 4 canals flowing from the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Verkhne-Gachinsky canal provides drinking water and irrigation to fields in the north of the Zaporozhye region.

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The South Ukrainian (Kakhovsky) Canal irrigates most of the seemingly endless agricultural fields of the Kherson region, and also supplies drinking water to people living in hundreds of towns and villages along its path. The canal is used to irrigate 326,000 hectares in two… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Finally, the famous North Crimean Canal supplies water to western Kherson, as well as Crimea itself. After the destruction of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station and the subsequent drop in the water level in the Kakhovka reservoir, it is possible to stop the supply of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

If we look back, Ukraine previously closed the water supply to Crimea out of spite in 2014. Basically punishing Crimean citizens for their disloyalty.

With the start of the SMO Russia unblocked the water supply to Crimea after capturing the southern Ukrainian regions. That was… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Bit it will also hurt the hometown of Zelensky. Krivoy Rog "Southern Reservoir" is fed by the artificial flood of the Kakhovka Reservoir and provides water for household, industrial and agricultural needs. The lake itself is used for breeding commercial fish species. Thus, a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…