Cholera may be more prevalent in Mariupol, Ukraine.
The health infrastructure of the city, which was almost completely occupied by the Russian army, has completely collapsed. Meanwhile, cholera infections are on the rise. Britain’s defense ministry has expressed concern about where the situation would end if it spreads too fast. According to intelligence sources, the number of cholera cases in Mariupol has been increasing since May. And it will not take long for the infection to spread quickly as the health care system goes downhill. The report further claims that there has been a drug crisis in the Kherson region as well.
In addition to Britain, health officials in Ukraine have expressed similar concerns about Mariupol. They say the war has completely disrupted the supply of clean water and cleanliness in Mariupol. Due to which there has been a significant increase in cholera infections since last month. Petro Andrewschenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, said: “The risk of a cholera epidemic is very high, at the red level.” Not available. In a post he made on social media on May 11, Mariupol Mayor Vadim Boychenko wrote, “There are a lot of problems in the city right now. Large deficits have been created in health services. Most of the people in the city are sick now. If the medicine and health services are not in order, the drinking water supply is not restored and the drainage system is not in place, it will not take long for the epidemic to spread in the city. “
Russia’s defence update on the situation in Ukraine, 107 days after the start of the war, further states that Russia is now struggling to deliver basic services to almost all of its occupied territories. The supply of potable water is being disrupted again and again, and the telephone service is in a state of disrepair. However, the UK has stated that there is still no problem with internet service in the area.
Meanwhile, tensions are running high over the occupation of the eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk. President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that the Ukrainian army was fighting hard to retake the city. According to various sources, every street in the city is now a battlefield. The Russian army has already destroyed several monuments there. According to experts, the fate of the Donbass region rests on top of this Severodonetsk city.
No matter how much Western nations threaten to impose sanctions or buy oil from Moscow, they will not be able to fully rely on Russia to import oil and natural gas for at least the next several years, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a ceremony on Thursday. . The EU currently imports 40% of its gas from Russia. They have set a goal of reducing Russia’s dependence on oil by about 90% by the end of this year. However, nothing was reported in the case of gas. At the same time, gas and oil prices have skyrocketed around the world due to supply shortages. Putin said that the Russian companies are benefiting from this in the end.
