Pipeline under construction to restore water supply in Kakhovka

Ukraine needs water pumps to build a pipeline that will restore water supply damaged by the collapse of the Kakhovka Dam on the Dnieper River, an official in charge of rebuilding the country said Tuesday.

“Our team has already begun construction of a pipeline that will supply water to three regions, more than 300 kilometers long, but we need water pumps,” Mustafa Nayem, director of the State Agency for Reconstruction of Ukraine, said on Tuesday.

The official spoke during the Shaping a New Ukraine: Ensuring a Lasting Recovery conference hosted by think tank Chatham House, on the sidelines of the International Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2023) to be held in the British capital on Wednesday and Thursday at the fair.

“None [as bombas]we couldn’t find them. If anyone knows how to find these bombs, please help us,” Nyem said.

Kyiv and Western countries accuse Moscow of destroying the Kakhovka dam, which led to large-scale floods, the death of about 50 people and thousands of internally displaced people.

The Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine said that most of the reconstruction work in the country during the war was carried out using its own resources.

“Ukrainian society was not ready, we did not have such experience, but we did it. We didn’t stop our energy, we didn’t stop the roads, we didn’t stop the trains. Everything is working. And what is very important, now we are much better prepared for the next season than before,” he said.

Nyem acknowledged that the country will need the support of the international community in terms of investment, skills and the fight against corruption.

“Yes, we have [corrupção]but we also do other very good things. I think it’s important,” he said.

The military offensive launched by Russia on February 24, 2022 in Ukraine has so far caused the flight of more than 14.7 million people – 6.5 million internally displaced persons and more than 8.2 million to European countries – from, according to the latest UN data , which classifies this migration crisis as the worst in Europe since the Second World War (1939-1945).

The Russian invasion, justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security, was condemned by the international community at large, which responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and imposing political and economic sanctions on Russia.