It seems everybody forgets about the North Crimean Canal issue. Before the 2014 coup, the Canal fed 85% of the fresh water use in Crimea. After the coup, Ukraine cut the water supply. That made tremendous problems for Crimea. The first thing Russia did after the invasion was to open the Canal. Unless a "friendly" Ukraine agrees in providing water to Crimea, the Kherson Oblast will be in Russian hands.
It seems everybody forgets about the North Crimean Canal issue. Before the 2014 coup, the Canal fed 85% of the fresh water use in Crimea. After the coup, Ukraine cut the water supply. That made tremendous problems for Crimea. The first thing Russia did after the invasion was to open the Canal. Unless a "friendly" Ukraine agrees in providing water to Crimea, the Kherson Oblast will be in Russian hands.