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 4) Never 18. Your age rating 1) 14-25 2) 26-35 3) 36-45 4) 46-60 5) Over 60 19. Your Education 1) Secondary 2) Incomplete higher education 3) Higher 20. Your gender 1) F 2) M 3) Non-binary 2022, when water became a headache and an exam of humanity The results of the survey conducted in 2022 recorded not just statistical deviations from the norm, but a real shock state of the Mykolaiv community. It was a unique and at the same time tragic period in the history of the city, when the usual infrastructure ceased to exist, and the basic resource turned into an object of scarcity. 2022 was a time when every exit from the house for water resembled a lottery, where the stake was not only health, but also life under constant shelling. The water in the tap, which was previously taken for granted, turned into an aggressive technical solution - cloudy, salty, dangerous both for the human body and for any household appliances. Household determinism The numbers of the questionnaire are impressive. 45% of respondents noted that "very often" they had to completely redraw their plans, work schedules and daily routine. In 2022, the life of an ordinary Mykolaiv resident began to revolve around new, forced centers of gravity — a queue for a water carrier, the schedule of a well at the next entrance, or news about the launch of another spill point. This phenomenon can be called "water determinism". Work meetings, distance learning, visits to doctors, or even a short vacation — everything receded into the background before the need to provide the family with a minimum amount of fluid. Social ties and professional activities were deformed under the pressure of physical need. A violation of a stable rhythm of life, which lasted for months, turned into a chronic stress factor. People lived in a state of constant "water alarm? Will I have enough strength to carry 94