Mitryasova, O. CHRONICLES OF THIRST: DOCUMENTING MYKOLAIV'S WATER SECURITY CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN A WAR-AFFECTED CITY: Monograph. Mykolaiv: PMBSNU, 2026, 124 p.

CHRONICLES OF THIRST: DOCUMENTING MYKOLAIV'S WATER SECURITY CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN A WAR-AFFECTED CITY catastrophe in the region and further exacerbated the issue of the shortage of fresh water for Mykolaiv. On the canvases we see ghostly silhouettes of Cossack churches and boats, as if appearing through the haze of water. This is a visualization of the same "medium level of danger", but on a historical scale. The artist captures the moment when water ceases to be a source of life and becomes a "danger" that absorbs identity. Fig. 4.3. Transfer of the triptych "Cossack Atlantis" by Olga Artym to the Mykolaiv Regional Art Museum named after V. V. Vereshchagin, December 2025 (photo from open sources). For residents of Mykolaiv, who are used to evaluating water only by hydrochemistry or availability in the tap, "Cossack Atlantis" offers another dimension — ethical and environmental. We must understand that the struggle for water in 2026 is not only about building a new water supply system, but also about preserving the memory of the price that our region has already paid for "taming" the water crisis. If the murals of Olena Voloshyna and Dmytro Slepukha on the streets of the city served as "operative therapy" during the shelling, then the triptych of Olha Artim in the 104