Water queues: Gukovo and Zverevo residents endure days without water
Residents of Gukovo, Zverevo, and nearby settlements in Rostov Oblast have been without running water for five days, with water trucks providing limited supply as authorities investigate the outage.
Jan 23, 2026 0
Queues form at water trucks as residents cope with the prolonged water outage.
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Residents of Gukovo, Zverevo, and settlements in the Krasnosulinsky and Kamensky districts have been without water for five days. The disruptions began on Friday, January 16.
Water distribution via tanker trucks has become a daily routine in affected settlements.
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Water trucks are delivering water to residents, with long queues forming at the distribution points.
Residents carry water containers through streets lacking running water for days.
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However, water remains scarce, even in stores. According to the Investigative Committee of Russia (SKR), its chairman Alexander Bastrykin has ordered the initiation of a criminal case.
Authorities coordinate water delivery efforts amidst investigations into the supply failure.
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In some settlements, according to the regional housing and utilities minister Antonina Pshenichnaya, water supply has already been restored.
Community members assist each other in collecting water from mobile tankers.
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The water crisis highlights infrastructure challenges in the region«s housing utilities.
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Emergency water supplies are insufficient to meet the demand in stores and homes.
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