Millions of Ukrainians in more than ten cities are deprived of access to drinking water due to the aggression of the Russian military, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Liudmyla Denisova has said.

"Due to the actions of the Russian occupiers, the right of millions of Ukrainians to access to drinking water is being violated. The war partially or completely deprived residents of Mariupol, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Okhtyrka, Izium, Makariv, Polohy, Vasylivka, Orikhiv, Huliaipole, Chernihiv, Trostianets and many other settlements," the ombudsman said on Telegram channel on Thursday.

According to Denisova, 200,000 people in Donetsk region alone do not have access to drinking water.

"With the increase in the scale of the clashes, there is a threat that in the coming weeks the Donetsk region may be completely disconnected from the water supply," her message said.

Denisova said that by shelling strategic objects of vital activity, Russian occupiers are violating the right of citizens of Ukraine to access to drinking water, enshrined in the resolution of the UN General Assembly and the resolution of the UN Human Rights Council (A/HRC/15/L).