United Nations, Ramadan 27, 1436, Jul 14, 2015, SPA -- The U.N. children's fund (UNICEF) said Tuesday that up to 1.3 million people in eastern Ukraine are facing acute water shortages and a serious water crisis due to damaged or destroyed infrastructure. According to UNICEF, many in the Luhansk region have to rely on water trucks or travel to neighboring villages to get water. In Mariupol, in the Donetsk region, the people rely on water from a "rapidly depleting" reservoir. "Water is one of the most acute needs of children and adults in eastern Ukraine," Giovanna Barberis, UNICEF representative to Ukraine, said in a statement. "No children and families should have to risk their lives in order to access one of life's basic necessities for survival." --SPA 20:44 LOCAL TIME 17:44 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w