healthcare shortages

Yevhenia Virlych, editor-in-chief of Kavun.City, discussed the challenges faced by residents in temporarily occupied territories, highlighting communication restrictions imposed by Russian authorities. She noted that messaging applications are disrupted and that a Russian-promoted messaging app may activate users' cameras without consent, raising privacy concerns. Virlych reported a critical shortage of medical services and medicines in these regions and mentioned that many communities are experiencing severe water shortages due to the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant. Additionally, on August 8, the National Resistance Center stated that residents are being forced to install spyware for data collection by Russian intelligence. A complete blackout occurred on August 19 in the occupied regions of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.