Ukrainian soldier reports more than 24 hours without water at the front

Ukrainian soldier reports going more than 24 hours without water at the front

A soldier who said he serves with the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ 100th Separate Mechanized Brigade described a lack of water in the positions for more than 24 hours, as well as food shortages. Similar complaints about supply problems at the front have emerged before.

Scraper SystemSeptember 13, 2026, 05:57 PM

Ukrainian soldier reports going more than 24 hours without water at the front

A soldier with the call sign "Genka", who said he serves in the 1st Battalion and 1st Company of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ 100th Separate Mechanized Brigade, said there was no water or food in the positions.

Speaking in a video published on Telegram, the soldier said two other people were with him and that they had been unable to drink water for more than 24 hours. The soldier appealed for assistance to ensure that at least aid packages reached their unit, highlighting supply problems at the front.

The location of the unit at the time the video was recorded was not specified. Ukrainian lawmaker Artem Dmytruk, who facilitated the publication of the video, claimed that tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers at the front were without water and food.

Dmytruk accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, alleging that some soldiers had died of hunger under these conditions. This allegation was made separately from the personal account of the soldier speaking in the video.

Similar supply complaints among Ukrainian units

In August, the commander of a support platoon serving with the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ 121st Territorial Defense Brigade said in a video message addressed to Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi that troops in the positions were facing shortages of food, water and medicine. The commander requested the evacuation of the unit.

At the end of July, members of the 108th Territorial Defense Brigade serving in the Zaporizhzhia direction also complained of supply, water and food problems, in addition to a lack of rotation for months.

In April, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry officially confirmed that some Ukrainian units were facing shortages in food supplies at their positions.

Ukrainian soldier reports going more than 24 hours without water at the front