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 but at the corner of the house, thanks to the rumbling generator, it was always possible to fill the eggplant with clean drinking water. A hybrid model of infrastructure management, which combined technical expertise and volunteer resources, became an effective response to the city's energy destabilization strategy. The role of religious communities Among the network of pick-up points scattered around the city, the point at the Seventh- day Adventist Church gained a special reputation (Fig. 1.29). When most of the townspeople are already accustomed to the mediocre quality of technical water, this point has become a benchmark for true purity. The water quality here was good, so information about it quickly spread beyond the boundaries of the microdistrict. People from other parts of the city specially came here, loading trunks with dozens of eggplants to provide their families with water, which was not inferior in taste and properties to the best bottled water. Fig. 1.29. A point for distributing purified water, equipped with a generator for uninterrupted operation in conditions of a power outage (photo by the author). The atmosphere in the queues at this point was special. There were no lively discussions or arguments here. People, as a rule, waited in silence for their turn. This silence was a manifestation of deep fatigue and at the same time focus on the process. Everyone was aware of the value of the resource they received and the value of time, especially during blackouts. 56