Occupants are fining residents of occupied Luhansk region for water from batteries

Critical shortage of water and heat in the occupied territories of Luhansk region

Residents of the temporarily occupied Luhansk region face significant problems due to the lack of water and heat. According to the Center for National Resistance (CNR), residents trying to improve their living conditions are being fined by the occupying authorities, as reported by 'Glavkom'.

In various settlements of Luhansk region, taps have been dry for weeks. In apartment buildings, residents are forced to use water from heating systems to meet their needs, causing damage to the interior due to humidity and cold. This makes life difficult and tense for local residents.

Fines instead of restoring infrastructure

Occupying structures impose fines for 'water flowing from batteries' instead of restoring utility infrastructure. Residents are forced to take such measures not by their own will, but due to low pressure in the heating networks, when heating does not work properly.

The housing and utility system in the occupied territories is in emergency condition: pipelines and heating networks are damaged, centralized heating does not operate at full capacity, and the installation of autonomous heating is prohibited. Local 'administrations' act under an unspoken directive to reduce the number of emergencies. Repair crews only respond to specific permits, and actual damages often go unrecorded.

The introduction of fines for using water from batteries conceals the scale of the utility crisis and shifts the responsibility for the problems onto the residents.

As a result, residents of the occupied territories of Luhansk region suffer due to the severe water supply and heating issues caused by the emergency state of infrastructure. The lack of water and the implementation of ineffective measures to improve infrastructure deepen the humanitarian crisis for local residents, pushing them into extreme survival conditions.