The population

of Luhansk has no access to food supplies, power, water and fixed or

mobile telephone services, the city administration’s press service

reported on Tuesday, Aug. 12, describing the situation in the city as “critical”.

“The situation in the city has been critical for the past ten days.

The regional center has no access to power, water, mobile or fixed

telephone services. Most households have been left without power for

almost three weeks. Power supplies were cut off to the entire city on

Sunday, Aug. 3,” the press service said.