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 to the pick-up point became the main and most difficult task of the day. There was no pathos in these queues — there was fatigue. Fig. 1.21. Queues for drinking water are the hallmark of wartime Mykolaiv (author's photo). The May rains of 2022 made it possible to at least partially solve the issue of technical water. This was not a mass phenomenon, but there were isolated cases when Mykolaiv residents tried to use bad weather to their advantage. In particular, during heavy rains, I collected water directly from the drains. It looked as prosaic as possible: substitute a bucket or canister under the stream gushing from the gutter, wait a few minutes and bring a heavy container into the apartment. Such water was dirty, washed away dust and debris from the roofs of houses, but it was free and available right at the entrance. It was used exclusively for technical needs: pour it into the toilet cistern or wash the floor. Such episodes only emphasized the depth of the crisis — the townspeople were forced to provide themselves with minimal sanitary conditions, which were previously guaranteed by a simple turn of the tap. Those who had vehicles went to the Ingul and Southern Buh rivers. Despite the fact that the water there was salty due to its proximity to the estuary, it was collected in hundreds of liters to be able to maintain basic hygiene When we talk about wartime Mykolaiv, we see not only the front line, but also a map of tram and trolleybus routes that have complemented their purpose. In a city where water has disappeared from taps and every liter has become scarce, municipal transport has taken on an additional mission that was not spelled out in any job description. He became a supplier of life to the most remote corners of the city. It was a period when the logistics of drinking water in Mykolaiv resembled a complex military operation. Large volunteer trucks and water carriers were often concentrated in the center or on the streets where it was convenient to unload. However, for residents of remote areas, for the elderly who lived in the depths of working neighborhoods, these central points were 33