Western sanctions cannot stop the development of the Kherson region, regional government head Andrei Alekseenko said. RIA News.
He stated that this was proven by the region’s achievements in industry and agriculture.
So, according to Alekseenko, this year the Kherson region achieved a 15% increase in industrial production, and despite the difficulties in irrigation, a good harvest was obtained even before the emergency at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station – 1.5 million tons of grain.
“These are objective economic indicators that give the best answer to the question of the impact of sanctions,” the head of the regional government emphasized.
On September 30, the Kherson region celebrated the first anniversary of its accession to Russia. It became a subject of the Russian Federation after the referendum held in September last year.
How highlighted According to Alekseenko, Russia has invested more in the Kherson region than Ukraine has invested in the last 30 years.
Kiev does not recognize the legitimacy of the referendum and considers the region to be its own. Today, 75% of the territory of the Kherson region is under Russian control.
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Source: Gazeta
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