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 changes. Work fades into the background, and life turns into a continuous cycle of "search and delivery". A separate, extremely important block of the study was the analysis of psychological stability. The water crisis of 2022 was a powerful destabilizer. The constant expectation of water, the fear that it would not be enough for the child's hygiene or for the elementary preparation of dinner, created the effect of "chronic anxiety". The questionnaire recorded these emotional outbursts: from despair to indignation. This made it possible to see how the material shortage of resources develops into mental exhaustion of the whole city. However, perhaps the most sensitive aspect of the study was the question of elementary human dignity. Dignity in 2022 was measured by the ability to wash, wash your hands after the street, or use the restroom without feeling ashamed and uncomfortable. What used to be an automatic action has become subject to strict control and economy. The survey showed that sanitary and hygienic problems have become the most humiliating consequence of the war for many. So, the results of this survey became the foundation of our "Hydrochemical Chronicle". They prove that the water crisis in Mykolaiv is not limited to damage to pipes or changes in the chemical composition of water. It was a large-scale attack on the social fabric of the city, on the usual way of life and on the internal state of each person. The data from 2022 are invaluable, because they remind us in 2026: the restoration of water supply is not just an engineering victory, it is an act of returning people to their dignity, stability and right to a normal future. This study forever captured the moment when Mykolaiv, being deprived of water, did not lose his humanity, but felt the full weight of water danger on his own life. The questionnaire is presented in Table. 3.1. Table 3.1 Questionnaire "Water danger of the city of Mykolaiv during martial law" Questions Answer options 1. In which district of the city of Mykolaiv do you live? 1) Zavodsy 2) Central 3) Korabelny 4) Ingulsky 5) Other 2. How often during the war did you or someone in your family worry that you would not have enough water to meet all your household needs? 1) Very often 2) Uncommon 3) Sometimes 4) Never 91