Ukrainian air solar container water tank

A solar-plus-storage system has been deployed in the eastern Ukrainian village of Donets to power the local municipality’s water utility. Ukrainian gas storage played an important role in the EU's energy security last year by enabling European nations to refrain from withdrawing too much from their own reserves. By strapping shipping containers to its tanks, Russia apparently hopes to improve protection against drones—but the resulting vehicles seem highly impractical for battlefield use. This is the time of year when strange things might be shipped around the world just in time for the holidays. A village in eastern Ukraine has received a donated solar-plus-storage system to secure water access amid ongoing attacks on energy infrastructure. Spotted in a Russian-occupied area of Ukraine: a container provides the ingredients for a protective tank cage (Region22UA/Telegram) Published Dec 21, 2025 7:25 PM by The Maritime Executive After their life in oceangoing service, shipping containers get repurposed for all sorts of inventive uses -.