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Around 400,000 residents of the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine could be left without water. A local filtration station is coming under heavy fire from Russian-backed separatist forces.
The Ukrainian military says the plant, which is located on occupied territory, has stopped operating. Ukraine’s foreign ministry is calling on Russia to recognize the destruction of the facility could lead to a severe humanitarian catastrophe.
Fighting in eastern Ukraine has raged for two years. In spite of a ceasefire deal, both sides of the conflict accuse each other of violations.