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CHRONICLES OF THIRST: DOCUMENTING MYKOLAIV'S WATER SECURITY CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN A WAR-AFFECTED CITY Fig. 1.35. While repair work is being carried out on the duker, people are standing in queues for water (photo from open sources). Logistics that has become a tradition On the threshold of 2026, Mykolaiv lives in a state of "hybrid" consumption. Fresh water in the tap is perceived only as a base for hygiene and technical needs, while purified water from the points remains the only source of life. In the trunks of cars, as in 2022, there are always empty bottles. Seeing a pick-up point without queuing up is still a reason to stop and "refuel" with clean water. The legendary carts loaded with eggplants have not disappeared from the entrances. Mykolaiv residents continue their weekly ritual, because trust in the "water from the pipe" is restored much more slowly than the supply of the resource itself. The city no longer harbors illusions. Mykolaiv residents know that the return of fresh water is only the beginning of a long path of major reconstruction. Every pipe break, every accident is a reminder that the real solution to the water crisis will not be a change 67