INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The canal brought water from the Dnipro River to Crimea
The service reports that the canal is slowly filling water and is expected to be made usable on April 15.The canal was built in 1975 to
provide water primarily for agriculture and industry
After Russia took control of Crimea in 2014, Russian officials took over the canal facilities, which had been owned and operated by the
State Water Resources Agency of Ukraine
Ukrainian officials reported that the Russian authorities did not pay for water delivery, and subsequently Ukraine dammed up the canal
