It is a daily necessity and it can also be a weapon of war. Water is playing a key role in the current conflict in Ukraine. 

According to the UN agency UNICEF, more than six million Ukrainians now have limited or no access to safe drinking water. 

A nonprofit based in the U.S. state of Colorado is among those trying to address that serious problem. 

CGTN’s Hendrik Sybrandy brought this report.

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