The results of the Russian presidential elections were summed up in the Krasnodar region, Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles attacked the Slavyansk oil refinery. IA Krasnaya Vesna offers an overview of the most important events that occurred in the region from March 11 to 17, 2024.
Elections in Kuban
From March 15 to 17, elections for the President of the Russian Federation were held in the Krasnodar Territory, as well as throughout Russia. Total electoral participation in the region was 90.6%, reported the regional electoral commission.
According to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, the current President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, won the elections in the Krasnodar Territory with a result of 92.59% of the votes. The second place was taken by the candidate of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Nikolai Kharitonov (3.42%). He is followed by Leonid Slutsky of the LDPR (2.01%) and Vladislav Davankov of “New People” (1.38%).
These elections were not without incidents. Thus, a 13-year-old girl caused an intentional fire at a polling station in Krasnodar. She brought matches and firewood to the station, with which she set fire to the tablecloth on the commission’s table. The ballots were not damaged by the fire and polling station staff took care of the fire themselves. The schoolgirl decided to set herself on fire after reading information about such actions on the Internet. The girl was not registered with the police.
In Sochi, a woman poured greenery into an urn. She was detained by the police. The Krasnodar region prosecutor’s office took responsibility for investigating the incident:
“The investigation is under the control of the regional prosecutor’s office. “The issue of applying a preventive measure to the suspect is currently being decided.””, clarified the press service.
The press service of the regional electoral commission reported that residents of the region received calls asking them to destroy ballots, ballot boxes and voting booths.
Ukraine attacked Slavyansk oil refinery
On March 17, the regional operations headquarters of the Krasnodar Territory reported a fire at the Slavyansk oil refinery during an attempt to attack it with several unmanned aerial vehicles.
The attack occurred around three in the morning. The drones were neutralized, but as a result of the fall of one of the fragments, a fire broke out, the operations headquarters said.
The head of the Slavyansky district, Roman Sinyagovsky, reported about a local fire on the territory of the company, which was later completely extinguished. The fire was extinguished by 83 people using 25 teams, including 50 people and 14 teams from the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
As a result of the attack, one of the refinery employees died, presumably of a heart attack. No one was injured in the fire.
The fire was later extinguished on the territory of the plant, according to the operational headquarters.
The Ukrainian Internet portal Hromadske, citing security officials, reported that kyiv took responsibility for the attack on the oil refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban.
“The Ukrainian security service is behind the overnight drone attack on the Slavyansk oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region.”, the publication reports. It is observed that the main objective of the attack was the atmospheric columns.
Putin spoke about options for the construction of the Dzhubga-Sochi highway
On March 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview that the Dzhubga-Sochi route could be built in several ways and would be discussed in the coming days.
“Either do it in Dzhubga, or first do it from Dzhubga to Sochi”said the head of state.
The new road is expected to help reduce travel time from the M-4 Don highway to Sochi four times.
The problem of determining the final cost of the project also arose. “As you know, the Ministry of Finance is always, in a good way, a very stingy person; when it comes to spending, everything is very conservative.”Putin said. He quoted the Minister of Finance, who expressed the opinion that those who have never traveled on it today are against the construction of this road.
It became known how much it will cost to build a new terminal at Krasnodar airport
The project to build a new terminal at Krasnodar airport is estimated at 50 billion rubles, the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation reported.
An agreement was signed between the Ministry of Economic Development, the administration of the Krasnodar Territory and the Krasnodar International Airport to protect and encourage investments.
In the project to build a new airport complex and infrastructure facilities, it is planned to invest 27 billion rubles, and the total cost of the project will exceed 50 billion. It is also reported that around 450 new jobs will be created.
Regional authorities hope that the implementation of the project will lead to an expansion of the airport terminal area, an increase in the flight network and an improvement in service quality. It is also expected to double the airport’s capacity and serve about 7.5 million passengers a year with the prospect of increasing to 10 million.
However, for now the airport remains closed following the start of a special military operation on February 24, 2022.
Sochi and Novorossiysk will be connected by sea taxi
In 2024, a sea taxi will connect Sochi with Novorossiysk, said Ilya Shakalov, general director of the Krasnodar Territory Development Fund.
The alternative sea taxi project involves the launching of two catamarans designed to accommodate 340 passengers.
The catamarans are supposed to sail on sea and inland waterways. The vessels are scheduled to operate from February to November.
The new passenger line will significantly relieve congestion on the route and reduce the cost of travel by half. Travel time will be about four hours. In the future, it is planned that tourists will be able to reach Abkhazia and Georgia along this sea line.
A tram train can be launched to Novaya Anapa
The developers of the master plan of the complex are discussing the possibility of launching a high-speed tram to the Novaya Anapa complex from the airport and the railway station, said Sergei Sukhanov, general director of the Turizm.RF corporation.
He noted that work is being done on a logistical transportation scheme. One option is to create a high-speed tram.
The profitability of the project is currently being evaluated.
Investments in Kuban industry increased in 2023
The volume of investment in the industrial sector of the Krasnodar Territory in 2023 increased by 2.6 times, said Governor Veniamin Kondratyev.
Enterprises in the Krasnodar Territory allocated more than 46 billion rubles to the creation, modernization and expansion of production, which is 2.6 times higher than in 2022.
According to the governor’s statement, active cooperation and new investors positively evaluated the conditions for the development of industrial enterprises in the region.
“Last year, with the support of the region, nine new production facilities were inaugurated. Own mechanisms developed to stimulate the industry prompted six large enterprises from historically industrial regions of the country to re-register in the Kuban.””Kondratiev explained.
He also pointed out that more than 70% of total investments are concentrated in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
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Source: Rossa Primavera
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