Mayor Vadym Boichenko said the water supply had been contaminated by the bodies of people killed during the conflict and could lead to the deaths of thousands more Ukrainians.
Mayor Vadym Boichenko said the water supply had been contaminated by the bodies of people killed during the conflict, which had not been properly disposed of.“This is unfortunately the assessment of our doctors: that the war which took over 20,000 residents ... unfortunately, with these infection outbreaks, will claim thousands more Mariupolites.”
A view of partially destroyed building in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol in April. Picture: Leon Klein/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images It is estimated Mariupol was home to about 400,000 people before Russia launched its war on Ukraine in February.
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