Water supply will resume this month in the Russian-held Ukrainian city of Mariupol, state news agency TASS reported, quoting Russian-designated mayor Konstantin Ivaschenko.

Ivaschenko, whose appointment to the post has not been recognized by Ukraine, also told TASS in an interview that authorities plan to resume operation of the city's passenger port that links to Russia's Rostov-on-Don and Black Sea cities.

(With input from Reuters)