dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə jˈɪɹz fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə dɪzˈæstɚ, ðɛɹwˌɜː sədʒˈɛstʃənz tə dɹˈeɪn ðə kjˈɪv ɹˈɛzɚvwˌɑːɹ bɪkˈʌz ɪt wʌz tˈuː ʃˈæloʊ.
During the years following the disaster, there were suggestions to drain the Kyiv Reservoir because it was too shallow.