Photo by Media Center Ukraine – Odesa: Vira Yastrebova, attorney, director of the NGO “Shidna Pravosazahisna Grupa” (Eastern Human Rights Group); Iryna Chaura, human right defender of NGO “Shidna Pravosazahisna Grupa”
September 27, 2023, 13:56

In the temporarily occupied territories, the invaders constantly carry out massive disconnections of entire districts from gas, water and electricity –  NGO “Eastern Human Rights Group”

Local residents complain about the regular absence of electricity, gas and water. This was stated by Vira Yastrebova, attorney, director of the NGO “Shidna Pravosazahisna Grupa” (Eastern Human Rights Group), at a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine – Odesa.

“The occupation authorities are constantly carrying out massive disconnections of gas, water and electricity to entire districts, justifying it with alleged repairs that no one is actually carrying out. Also, most industrial facilities in the temporarily occupied territories either do not work at all or work several days a week,” – the human rights activist said. 

She added that salaries to employees of enterprises are very late, and accordingly, wage arrears are increasing. 

“There is also many forcibly mobilized men in the temporarily occupied territories. A significant increase in food and medicine prices is observed. The occupation authorities conceal the problems of the socio-economic life of the population in the temporarily occupied territories as much as possible,” the human rights activist added.

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