Water in the North Crimean Canal will last for several months – occupiers

The water reserves in the North Crimean Canal will be exhausted in a few months due to the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station. This was stated by the occupying “head of the Crimean parliament” Vladimir Konstantinov, according to Russian media.

“There are still water reserves in the canal itself, and they will run out in a few months, but for now, they are there,” Konstantinov said.

He also noted that the Crimean “authorities” have not yet received applications for compensation for damage – because, according to Konstantinov, the damage itself has not yet occurred, it will come when the water in the canal runs out.

Konstantinov added that rice will no longer be grown in Crimea.

“When the Soviet authorities made the decision to build (the North Crimean Canal – Ed.), rice production was one of the areas of focus. This year we harvested the first crop, many farms began to return to rice because it is profitable,” the occupation “official” said.

Now, according to him, the Russians are looking for alternative sources for reclamation of the peninsula.

As a reminder, on the morning of June 6, it became known that the Russian occupiers had blown up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station. The explosion completely destroyed the turbine room, and the plant is beyond repair.

The explosion of the Kakhovka HPP threatens the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, but the situation is now under control. The explosion could also cause an imbalance in Ukraine’s energy system. Fields in southern Ukraine could turn into a desert.

According to Ukrainian intelligence, no one but Russia had the technical capability to blow up the hydroelectric power plant. The NYT interviewed experts and also concluded that the plant was blown up from the inside.

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