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 estuary, but from the picturesque slopes, where the heart of the "wild" Mykolaiv beat at that time - from the Spassky spring. Fig. 1.2. Map of the location of the city. The first city water supply system was laid not at all for the public needs of the general public, but as an exclusive engineering solution for the residence of the founder of the city. The central point of the water map of Mykolaiv at that time was the palace of Prince Potemkin in Spask. It was here from the source that the first water supply system in the history of the city was laid. The engineering thought of that time relied on natural materials: the pipes were wooden. The carefully hollowed out trunks were connected to each other, creating an airtight system through which life-giving moisture under pressure flowed directly to the prince's chambers. It was a real revolution in comfort. Water flowed into the kitchen, ensured the operation of the bath and, which was the pinnacle of luxury for the steppe city, fed the fountain in the palace garden. The murmur of water in the middle of the arid steppe was not only aesthetics, but also a symbol of human victory over the elements. However, the ambitions of the builders of Mykolaiv were not limited to palace comfort. The system was of strategic importance. From the palace, the water supply system stretched further - to the Spasskaya pier. Today this place is well known to every citizen. It is where the pedestrian bridge in the yacht club is now located that the sea heart of the city once beat (Fig. 1.3). 10