“The repair crews have to go to the areas of combat operations, which is dangerous,' said Vadym Lyakh, head of Sloviansk’s military administration.
The city has a backup water supply, but downed power lines disrupted the pumping of the water. Engineers hoped to repair the damage if it was safe to do so.
“There is no gas, no electricity, no water!” thundered Viktor Paramonov as he and a few others on the edge of Bakhmut prepared to cook on a makeshift open-air stove consisting of a wood fire and a metal plate balanced on bricks."There is nothing.” “The repair crews have to go to the areas of combat operations, which is dangerous," said Vadym Lyakh, head of Sloviansk’s military administration.
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