Water level in Simferopol and Feodosia reservoirs in Crimea dropped by 30-40% – Crimean Tatar Resource Center

The territory of Crimea is in constant need of irrigation. If this territory is cut off from water supplies from mainland Ukraine, it will be a big problem for the peninsula in the future. 

This was stated by Svitlana Boychenko, leading researcher at the Institute of Geophysics, climatologist, professor at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Crimean Tatar Resource Center, during the International Forum of the Crimean Platform Expert Network “Foreseeing the Future: Expert`s View”. 

“The russians’ blowing up of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station means that Crimea’s access to water is cut off. This territory is in great need of additional water supply, especially after climate change. We can already see that the water level in the Simferopol and Feodosia reservoirs has dropped by 30-40% since 2014,” said Svitlana Boychenko.