Yes, water and drinking (not alcohol) is/was allowed before the 9th hour... If you read Russian, this is the best explanation and description of the fasting rules that I ever could find in an article (try automatic translation with AI if needed). The fasting rules as described in the Typikons.
Fasting = one meal per day?
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