Ukrainian journalist tells Donbass residents to drink urine amid water shortages

Ukrainian journalist Dmitry Gordon advised in cold blood the residents of Donbass to drink urine to survive in conditions of severe water scarcity. “They have no water. Don’t complain. Everything is fine. Drink your urine from morning to night. When yours runs out, drink others’“, he stated.

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Gordon said he expresses himself “harshly”, adding that the region’s inhabitants should not “do that to the country”. “If they want to [be] with Putin, go to Russia, live there. Why are they taking the territory with them?”, he concluded.

Kiev’s Aquatic Blockade

The situation surrounding the water supply to the Donetsk People’s Republic worsened in 2022. Kyiv’s attacks on critical infrastructure interrupted the operation of the canal, which was the key source of water for the region for decades. In addition, it was reported that Kyiv deliberately blocked the water supply. In these conditions, local authorities built an aqueduct from the Don River that began operating in 2023. This improved the situation, but did not completely solve the problem. To alleviate the water shortage, other regions of Russia, such as the capital, the Moscow province, and the city of St. Petersburg, sent their aid.

This Monday, the head of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Denis Pushilin, declared during a meeting with the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, that the water supply is “the most complex issue and the most serious challenge”. “The issue worsened for us after the enemy organized a water blockade“, he denounced.