In January, about 600,000 people fled the Ukrainian capital. According to the Times, the city is approaching a humanitarian catastrophe.
Russia, experts say, is aiming to create conditions where people will simply freeze to death in winter. In some homes, temperatures are so low that residents cannot use toilets because of the frozen water.
Experts warn that if the water supply and sewage system is not restored quickly, there is a high probability of diseases spreading among the population.
The authorities are now emphasizing that further blocking of water supplies to large cities poses a real risk of complete infrastructure collapse and serious humanitarian consequences.
