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 Fig. 1.13. Restoration of the Shukhov Tower after the liberation of the city from the Nazis (photo from open archival sources). The destruction of the Shukhov Tower is not just an episode from the past. This is proof that the city's water security has always been its most vulnerable point. As we document the challenges of 2022-2026, we must remember that Mykolaiv has already gone through the "thirst" caused by the war. And, if in 1944 the city was able to revive its openwork tower, today it has all the strength to build a new, even more reliable water security system. Ruins and revival after World War II March 1944 was a time of liberation for Mykolaiv, but at the same time a time of bitter reckoning. Retreating, the occupiers tried to leave the city "dead": 16 wells were blown up, pumping equipment was destroyed, and the pride of the city — the Shukhov Tower — lay collapsed in ruins. The pumping station of the second lift actually ceased to exist. The city again, as a century and a half ago, found itself in the face of thirst. However, the history of Mykolaiv is the story of people who do not know how to give up. Under the leadership of the talented organizer I.Y. Grinberg, folk building really began. The work was carried out around the clock. Incredibly, in 1944 alone, all the wells were cleared and restored, and the glorious Shukhov Tower rose above the city again, symbolizing the victory of life over destruction. Mykolaiv came to life. The restoration of the water supply system became the foundation on which the reconstruction of factories, enterprises, and residential areas 22