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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michael E Miller and Anastacia Galouchka

Salty, yellow water disgusts residents in war-torn Mykolaiv

The Washington Post by Heidi Levine

The tap water in this war-torn Ukrainian city is so salty and metallic that it chafes the skin. It is so discoloured that it stains clothes, bottles, even dinner plates. Most residents won’t bathe in it, let alone drink it.

“You can’t even give it to an animal,” says Maryna Shchur, 27, with a nod toward bottles of the yellowish liquid stored in her bathroom.

Yet, in Mykolaiv, any water at all from the faucets is a minor miracle.

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